Twelve different Vikings players scored as Gibraltar cruised to the easy 73-34 victory over Wausaukee Tuesday night in Fish Creek to open the WIAA Division 5 Boys Basketball Tournament.

The Vikings used their speed and their height to their advantage as they jumped out to an 18-5 advantage thanks to the strong post play of Will Freidenfels and the three point shot by Jake Schar. Layne Rowley was the only Rangers player who was able to get anything going offensively, but it was too late as the Vikings took a commanding 37-17 lead into the locker room at halftime.

The big lead allowed Vikings head coach Travis Ward to go deep into his bench, resting his starters for the final several minutes of the game as the contest went to a running clock. The Vikings stuck to their game plan however with Nathan Merkel taking center stage and four players making three-point shots. The Vikings' defense limited the Rangers to just 17 points each half with Rowley being the main threat.

Rowley led the Rangers with 14 points while Robby Murray pitched in five points. Dustin Lang added four points and four others registered at least three points. Friedenfels hit his shots underneath to lead the Vikings with 16 points while Schar did a little bit of everything to contribute 14 points. Merkel added 11 and Carl Burgess added nine points. Braden Sitte, Liam Lindenberg, Garett Voight, Cristino Valdivia, Yahir Valdivia, Marshall Maltby Mateo Jauregui, and Jeffrey Mize all scored at least two points.

The Vikings will head to Florence to face the top-seeded Bobcats on Friday night at 7 p.m. Tim Kowols and Bryan Mazur will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7 p.m.

In other local basketball action, Luxemburg-Casco fell to Pulaski 79-62 in Division 2, Sturgeon Bay lost to Campbellsport 76-48 in Division 3, Algoma dropped a heartbreaker to Coleman 44-42 in Division 4 and Sevastopol lost to Oneida Nation 73-55 in Division 5 action. 

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers could not defend the size of the Campbellsport Cougars, falling 76-48 Tuesday night on 103.3 The Clipper and NEWRadioSportsNetwork. 

In the opening minutes, it was actually Sturgeon Bay delivering the first few punches with Calvin Richard leading the Clippers to a 6-2 lead. Campbellsport would begin to attack the inside of the paint, and would get Gannon Evers of Sturgeon Bay in serious foul trouble. 

Sturgeon Bay would not be able to contain the Cougars with Evers on the bench with two fouls, as Gannon never saw the floor the rest of the first half. Mitchell McCarty would be the early scorer for Campbellsport, as he eclipsed 1000 points in his high school career with an and-one basket. 

Before long the Cougars were suffocating the Clippers, leading 40-20 at the half lead by the duo of Mitchell McCarty and Ayden Fleischman. 

Isaak Aune began connecting on shots in the second half, but the Clippers defense could not defend the outside shot. Kody Koltz came off of the bench, hitting 4 of 6 threes in the second half only, leading him to 12 points in the 76-48 win.  

Calvin Richard was named Player of the Game in Sturgeon Bay’s losing efforts, scoring 13 points. 

Sturgeon Bay finished their season 7-17 overall, and Campbellsport will pay a visit to Oostburg Friday night for the Regional Semifinals.

The #9 seeded Luxemburg-Casco Spartan boys battled back Tuesday night but eventually fell to the  # 8 Pulaski Red Raiders to take on the Red Raiders 79-62 in a WIAA Division 2 boys basketball regional quarterfinal.

The game started back-and-forth with L-C staying close and tying the score at 18 midway through the first half before Pulaski would go on a run to close out the half with a 37-27 lead.

The second half started out with Pulaski building a 15-point lead before the Spartans made a big run to close within 53-50.  After a couple of baskets were exchanged, Pulaski went on a 26-12 run to put the game away.

The Red Raiders were led by Derek Shaw, scoring 14 of his game-high 23 points in the second half.  Caleb Blohowiak paced the Spartans with 21 points while Jack Rollin added 15 more in the defeat.

The Spartans finish the season 8-17 with four graduating seniors having their high school careers come to an end; Blohowiak, Rollin, Ethan Vandenhouten, and Max Steinfeldt.

On Friday night, Pulaski (10-15) will travel to West De Pere to face the #1 Phantoms in the sectional semi-final.

Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the lineup and the Milwaukee Bucks continued their winning ways with a 118-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday night at the Barclay Center.  The Bucks won their 15th consecutive game by outscoring the Nets 66 to 42 in the second half.

Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 33 points and 15 rebounds with Kris Middleton adding 18 points off the bench.  Brook Lopez contributed a double-double with 13 points and ten rebounds as the Bucks (44-17) took over the top spot in the East, one-half game ahead of the Boston Celtics.

Milwaukee will now return home to play the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum with tip-off at 7:00 p.m. 

The Sevastopol School District wants to invite you for a road trip to cheer on the Pioneers in their sectional semi-final matchup, though there has been a change in venue.

According to Gillett athletic director Mike Kaczmarek, the WIAA moved the Division 5 sectional semi-final game between Sevastopol and Wabeno-Laona to Crivitz over the weekend, instead placing the Division 4 sectional semi-final matchup between Bonduel and Mishicot at the school.

No matter where the final location was going to be, the Sevastopol School District is organizing fan buses to go to the game. 

For those who can't go to Crivitz, U 102.1 will do the driving for you with coverage beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7 p.m.

Sturgeon Bay, Luxemburg-Casco, and Gibraltar all get top-billing on the slate of the NEW Radio Sports Network's slate of games on Tuesday as the WIAA Boys' Basketball Tournament gets underway.

Making a second straight run to the Kohl Center is the goal for the Gibraltar boys' basketball team as they begin their 2023 WIAA Tournament run in Fish Creek on Tuesday with a home game against Wausaukee. Tim Kowols and Bryan Mazur will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7 p.m.

The #9 seeded Luxemburg-Casco Spartan boys will travel to # 8 Pulaski to take on the Red Raiders in a WIAA Division 2 boys basketball regional quarterfinal on Tuesday night.  The game will be broadcast on 104.1 WRLU with Paul Schmitt and Reece Robillard on the call.  The game will also be streamed on New Radio Sports Network at 6:45 pm with the pregame show and tip-off set for 7 pm.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers will hit the road Tuesday night in the first round of the WIAA Division 3 Playoffs when they take on the Campbellsport Cougars. Gary Barta and Lucas Stephenson will be on the call from Campbellsport on 103.3 The Clipper, 96.7 WBDK HD-2, and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com. The pregame show will begin at 6:45 with the tip set for 7:00 in Campbellsport. 

The Algoma Wolves will begin their own tournament journey on the road when they visit the Coleman Cougars. Tip-off is also set for 7 p.m.

The Sevastopol Pioneers will also hit the road, but they will have a manageable journey as they play at Oneida Nation. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

Southern Door will await the winner of Two Rivers/Kewaskum and Kewaunee will do the same for Crandon/Bonduel before their tournament runs begin on Friday.

It is time to forget about the regular season and look forward if you're a Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball fan as they begin their Horizon League Tournament run at Wright State Tuesday.

The Raiders are a sneaky good #7 seed as they lead the conference in scoring, scoring margin, and shooting percentage. 

According to GreenBayPhoenix.com, Green Bay was 0-2 against Wright State this season. The Raiders first came to Green Bay on Jan. 12 and grabbed a 99-67 win led by Brandon Noel's 32 points and 12 rebounds. Five different Phoenix hit double figures, led by Cade Meyer's 13 points. Wright State swept the season series on Jan. 28 with a 77-46 home win thanks to Trey Calvin's 18 points. 

The Phoenix will try to snap their seven-game losing streak to the Raiders with their season on the line Tuesday at 6 p.m.

The Milwaukee Brewers scored nine runs from the sixth inning on as they beat the Kansas City Royals in the desert on Monday 10-4.

The Royals scored all four of their runs before the Brewers got onto the scoreboard with an RBI hit by Garrett Mitchell. The Brewers would tie the game in the sixth inning with a three-run homer by Mike Brousseau and an RBI single by Brice Turang. They would take the lead for good in the eighth inning on a Jeferson Quero double and add onto it with a homer by Hedbert Perez later in the frame. Perez would have a second RBI double in the ninth after Tyler Black hit his own in the ninth inning to turn the close game on its head. 

The Brewers are back in action on Tuesday with a matchup against the Chicago Cubs in Maryvale.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team now knows who they will face in the opening round of the Team State Wrestling Tournament this weekend in Madison.

The Spartans drew the top seed and will face #4 Evansville in the opening round. Luxemburg-Casco had seven wrestlers place at last weekend's individual state tournament. Easton Worachek (132), Max Ronsman (145), and Trace Schoenebeck (182) each lost their championship matches to come in second place overall in their respective weight classes. Jake Jandrin (106, 5th) and Blakelee Bastien (126, 3rd) won their final matches of the weekend while Caleb Delebreau (138, 6th) and Michael Bostwick (113, 6th) also placed. The Spartans were top scoring team at the tournament among Division 2 teams with 83.5 points.

Evansville had four wrestlers make it to Madison with 132-pounder Danny Heiser winning the title over Worachek. 

The winner will take on the victor of the #2 Prairie du Chien vs. #3 Baldwin-Woodville matchup. Prairie du Chien lost to eventual champion Amery in last year's Team State Tournament and sent seven wrestlers to Madison this past weekend, five of which placed and one, Rhett Koenig, placed 1st at 138 pounds.  Baldwin-Woodville sent four to the individual tournament, placing two of them.

The Milwaukee Brewers dropped to 1-2 on the spring season after losing both ends of a split doubleheader on Sunday.

In their 12-6 loss to the Colorado Rockies, Brewers pitchers gave up crooked numbers in the second, seventh, and eighth innings to put the game out of reach. Keston Hiura opened the game with an RBI hit and was later joined in that department by Payton Henry and Scott Turang as the Brewers opened the game with a 3-0 lead. Joey Wiemer, Hendry Mendez, and Terence Dotson also knocked in runs for the Brewers.

In their 11-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics, the Brewers were down 4-0 before they even got up to bat and gave up two other big innings in the later stages of the game. Luis Urias homered in the bottom of the third inning to make it 5-1 and the Brewers would not score again until Eric Brown Jr. and Cam Devanney went yard in the ninth down 11-1.

The Brewers are back to work at 2:05 p.m. Monday when they play the Kansas City Royals. 

Area bowlers will get their time to shine on the big stage this weekend when Dale’s Weston Lanes hosts the Wisconsin State Bowling Championships.

Leading the way is Southern Door, which won the conference at their meet and beat Sturgeon Bay in sectionals to earn their spot in the state tournament. They are led by state qualifier Dylan Taylor, who recently signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his bowling career with UW Platteville. Kewaunee also qualified as a team. Joining the full teams is Algoma's Austin Haegele.

Picture courtesy of Southern Door School District

The Wisconsin Badgers had a defeat snatched from the jaws of victory on Sunday as they fell to Michigan.

The Badgers got fans excited in the second half as they came back from 10 points down to take a small lead with just a few seconds left in regulation before the Wolverines' Hunter Dickinson hit a shocking three-pointer to send the game into overtime. That shot was all the momentum that the Wolverines needed as they outscored the Badgers 19-11 in the extra stanza. 

Connor Essegian led a quartet of Badgers in double figures with 24 points while Kobe Bufkin led the Wolverines with 28 points as two of his teammates also registered at least 20 points.

The loss further complicates the Badgers' tournament hopes as their record slips to 16-12 on the season and in the bottom third of the Big Ten.

The Sevastopol Pioneers girls' basketball rode their defense to their first regional championship since 1985 on Saturday night, beating Lena 56-19 in front of a partisan crowd in Institute.

Despite struggling offensively themselves in the first half, the Pioneers' defense made sure it was not a problem. The Wildcats could only muster a single point before registering their first made field goal with approximately six minutes left in the first half. In the meantime, Naomi Rikkola scored six of her 12 points and Libby Ash connected on one of her two three-pointers to stake the Pioneers to an 18-5 lead at the break.

Bailey Rikkola came alive in the second half, scoring 13 of her game-high 16 points in the second half, while Kayla Ranly combined her hard-nosed defense with six second-half points. The Pioneers' defense proved to be almost as suffocating in the second half as they were in the opening frame, keeping the Wildcats off the scoreboard from the field until nine minutes were remaining. Whitney Potter led the Wildcats with six points, and Eva Brooks was held to just four points.

The Pioneers' win was the first time they had won a regional championship since 1985 and the first time they did so in front of a home crowd that stuck around long after the final buzzer. They will now head to Gillett for the sectional semi-final where they will meet top-seeded Wabeno-Laona. After blowing out Wausaukee in their tournament opener, Wabeno-Laona narrowly defeated Niagara 49-45 Saturday night at home. Tim Kowols and Bryan Mazur will have the call from Gillett on U 102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. 

The peninsula's wrestlers will bring home plenty of hardware from the Kohl Center after an exciting weekend of action at the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament.

Kewaunee's Mitchell Thompson can lay to claim as the only state wrestling champion hailing from Door and Kewaunee counties. Thompson dominated in his three matches, ending his weekend and his career with a 15-6 major decision over Tyson Martin. He pinned his two other opponents during the tournament. Ezra Ducat finished his weekend in fourth place, going 2-2 on the weekend.

Plenty of hardware is coming home from Madison for the Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team. Easton Worachek (132), Max Ronsman (145), and Trace Schoenebeck (182) each lost their championship matches to come in second place overall in their respective weight classes. Jake Jandrin (106, 5th) and Blakelee Bastien (126, 3rd) won their final matches of the weekend while Caleb Delebreau (138, 6th) and Michael Bostwick (113, 6th) also placed. All of the wrestlers still have an extra week to their season as they prepare for the Team State Tournament in Madison next Saturday.

Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestler Ben Roman made sure he did not drive home from the WIAA State Wrestling Meet empty handed on Saturday. After being pinned by Freedom's Hunter Vander Heiden in the consolation semifinal match, Roman beat Logan See (Chilton/Hilbert) 3-1 in sudden victory overtime to capture fifth place overall. According to the SBS Wrestling Facebook page, See had been a thorn in Roman's side the last two weeks before Roman got the last laugh on the state's biggest stage. Roman ends his career a two-time state medalist.

The area's first girls' state medalist hails from Southern Door after Hailey Veeser claimed fourth place at WIAA State Meet. After winning her consolation match by pin over Nevaeh Nwachukwu (Saint Croix Falls Girls), Veeser captured fourth place when she lost to Shelly Bullman (Eau Claire North Girls) by second-period pin.

All eyes will turn to tournament action next week after Southern Door and Sevastopol wrapped up their regular seasons on Saturday.

The Pioneers played one of their best conference games of the season but it was not enough in a 78-70 loss to Oconto.

Drew Daoust lit up the scoreboard with 42 points as the Eagles doused NEW Lutheran 76-66 in Green Bay. 

It was another home doubleheader split for the Green Bay basketball programs, with the women further cementing their Horizon League Championship against IPFW.

Sydney Levy led the Phoenix with 20 points to help lead the Phoenix past the Mastodons 70-64. It was slow going for the Phoenix early as the shots refused to fall, but second and third-chance opportunities helped keep them close to the Mastodons. Trailing 31-30 at the break, the Phoenix went on a 10-0 run that would keep them ahead for the rest of the game. Jasmine Kondrakiewicz earned her third career double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds, while Bailey Butler and Cassie Schiltz also scored double figures.

The men came up short in their game against the Mastodons, losing 78-61.  Randy Tucker's 19 points led the Phoenix in the Saturday matinee. Davin Zeigler contributed 10 points while Clarence Cummings III contributed 10 in the losing cause. The Mastodons would extend their lead by 20 points before the Phoenix could whittle it down.

Both squads will turn their attention to the Horizon League Tournament with the men playing on Tuesday and the women hosting on Thursday. 

At least four wrestlers from Kewaunee County have a chance at gold at the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament with several others from the area still in line for hardware.

Finishing on top of the podium at the WIAA State Wrestling Meet is still a reality for three Luxemburg-Casco wrestlers. Easton Worachek (132), Max Ronsman (145), and Trace Schoenebeck (182) each won their two matches to advance to the grand march on Saturday. Jake Jandrin, Michael Bostwick, Blakelee Bastien, and Caleb Delebreau are also in line to medal. 

Kewaunee's Mitchell Thompson is a win away from Kewaunee's first state title since Jack Severin thanks to a pair of victories on Friday. Thompson did not need a third period in either match, pinning both of his opponents in the second period. Ezra Ducat is also guaranteed a medal after winning his quarterfinal match before falling in the semifinals. Matt Wery could not carry the positive momentum from Thursday into Friday, suffering two second-period pins to end his run at the state meet.

Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol heavyweight Ben Roman won in his first round of wrestle backs to guarantee at least sixth place at the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament. After being pinned in the quarterfinals, Roman won by decision in the consolation bracket's first round to earn another year of medaling at the meet. On the girls' side, Tiani Lemeiux was pinned in the first round of her first consolation bracket match to see her bid for a state medal end.

Southern Door's Hailey Veeser will hit the podium no matter what after picking up another victory on Friday. Veeser won her quarterfinal 15-11 before being pinned in the first period during her semifinal bout. She is guaranteed at least sixth place at 138 pounds. Meanwhile, Nora LeFevre followed up her opening round pin with two straight losses to get eliminated in her first trip to state in the first consolation round.

The Packerland Conference concludes its regular season with games on Saturday.

In Friday night action, Jake Schar hit a buzzer-beater to help Gibraltar nip Algoma 42-40 in Fish Creek while Kewaunee toppled Sturgeon Bay 84-45.

On Saturday, Southern Door concludes its Packerland Conference title season with a matchup against NEW Lutheran at 2 p.m. and Sevastopol travels to Oconto for an 11:30 a.m. game.  

Only one girls' basketball team is alive after four local teams entered Friday's regional semifinal action.

On U 102.1, the Sevastopol girls' basketball team could clinch a regional title on their home floor for the first time in program history on Saturday night after beating the Suring Eagles on Friday 61-34. The Pioneers return to their home gymnasium to face Lena, who beat Florence in their regional semifinal 50-45. They are led by Eva Brooks, who averaged a double-double a game with 14.5 points and 10.3 rebounds a game according to WisSports.com. The Wildcats finished third place in the Marinette & Oconto Conference with a 12-4 record after going undefeated in conference play. Tim Kowols and Bryan Mazur will have the call on U 102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by an opening tip at 7 p.m.

As heard on 104.1 WRLU, Luxemburg-Casco fell hard in their final game of the year 62-22 to West DePere.

Kewaunee saw their season end in Coleman after losing to the Cougars Friday night 61-43.

Algoma could not keep up with their hosts as Crandon captured the victory 44-31.

The Southern Door Eagles girls basketball team made huge strides in their performance this year compared to last season, and you can bet Ashlyn Delfosse made huge contributions to that. 

Southern Door was knocked off by the 9 seeded Algoma Wolves Tuesday night, ending their season in the first round. The Eagles and Delfosse however, are not viewing this as a down year. Southern Door finished the year at 14-11 overall and 9-7 in the Packerland conference, improving those records vastly from the past season. 

Delfosse herself improved as well, becoming a stronger three point shooter, improving her percentage by nearly 13%, going from 17.4% her freshman year, to a solid 30.3% this current season. That improvement also helped her increase in points per game this season, going up to 11 points per game. 

The real reason that Delfosse has gotten a larger spotlight as of late was the record she broke in their February 16th 67-39 win over NEW Lutheran. For 30 years the record of seven three-pointers made in a game stood tall in Southern Door school history. Although it had been close to being touched multiple times before, it was Delfosse who broke it with eight in a 26 point outburst. 

She talked about that feat before the matchup with Algoma Tuesday. 

The Eagles will have a bright future ahead of them for the next few seasons, as Delfosse and her teammates grow with their first year in the system of Head Coach Andy Bruess. 

You can listen to the whole interview with Ashlyn Delfosse here. 

A Thursday night doubleheader had mixed results for fans of the Green Bay Phoenix basketball programs.

In the first game, the Lady Phoenix pulled away late in a 64-49 victory over Cleveland State to clinch their first conference title since the 2017-2018 season. After trading leads for much of the first three quarters, the Phoenix outscored the Vikings 19-6 in the fourth quarter to record their 21st conference championship in school history. Natalie McNeal led the way with 16 points off the bench while Bailey Butler (11 points), Sydney Levy (10 points), and Jasmine Kondrakiewicz (10 points) also reached double figures.

Another scoreless run in the second half doomed the Phoenix men in a 76-65 loss to Cleveland State. Leading by four heading into the break, the Phoenix were held scoreless for six minutes midway through the second half to spoil another good effort under its interim coach. Davin Zeigler led the way with 14 points while Zae Blake and Clarence Cummings III  chipped in 11 points apiece.

Another doubleheader for the Phoenix programs begins at 1 p.m. when the girls host IPFW with the men battling the Mastodons as well at 4 p.m.

Four local teams will look for bids to Saturday's regional finals with games on Friday, two of which will be featured on the NEW Radio Sports Network.

A record-setting regular season will officially be put in the rearview mirror Friday night when the Sevastopol Pioneers host the Suring Eagles in the WIAA DIvision 5 Regional Semi-Final. Tim Kowols and Bryan Mazur will have the call from Institute on U 102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7 p.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartan girls will have a tall task ahead of them as they travel to West De Pere Friday night in a WIAA Division 2 girl’s basketball regional semi-final. The pregame on 104.1 WRLU begins at 6:45 p.m. with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m.  The game will also be streamed on New Radio Sports Network with Paul Schmitt and Reece Robillard on the call. 

The Kewaunee Storm girls basketball team will look to make it another upset in the WIAA Tournament when they travel to Coleman to take on the Cougars in the Regional Semifinals. Tip from Coleman is set for 7:00 P.M. 

The Algoma Wolves' girls basketball team will make their own upset bid on the road Friday night when they make their way to Crandon for its WIAA Tournament Regional Semifinal. Tip is set for 7 p.m.

Thursday's snow day merely delayed the end of the regular season for the area's boys' basketball teams.

Gibraltar will host Algoma and Sturgeon Bay will travel to Kewaunee on Friday at 7:30 p.m. while Sevastopol travels to Oconto and Southern Door plays on the road at NEW Lutheran on Saturday. 

Tournament action will begin on Tuesday.

There will be plenty of local wrestlers competing in the second day of the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament.

The Kewaunee wrestling team will have all three of its wrestlers in action on Friday morning when the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament begins its second day. With Mitchell Thompson (195) and Ezra Ducat (220) waiting for their turn, Matt Wery (145) opened his tournament run with a 6-1 decision over Joe Beavers of Hustisford.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team went 3-1 on the  opening night of the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament on Thursday. Jake Jandrin (106) and Caleb Delebreau (138) picked up wins by decision while Michael Bostwick (113) concluded his night of work with a first-period pin in less than a minute. Isaac Jerabek (120) saw his individual season end with a 9-3 decision. In addition to Jandrin, Delebreau, and Bostwick, Max Ronsman, Easton Worachek, Trace Schoenbeck, and Blakelee Bastien will wrestle on Friday.

The Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team will stick around for Friday's action after two of its wrestlers advanced to the next round of the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament. On the boys' side, Zak Wrobel lost his first match at 170 pounds, ending his season with a fall at the hands of Tanner Kaufman from Northwestern. Ben Roman took care of business in his first match, pinning Owen Kooima in the second round. In the girls' tournament, Tiana Lemeiux was pinned in the first period by the reigning state champion from Horicon, but she will still have an opportunity to place with a match Friday morning.

The Southern Door wrestling contingent at the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament made a little history on Thursday while advancing to the second day of the tournament. Both Nora LeFevre (100) and Hailey Veeser (138) won their first matches, becoming the first in state history to win matches at the newly sanctioned WIAA Girls State Wrestling Tournament. LeFevre lost her quarterfinal match by major decision in the quarterfinal round while Veeser won hers by decision to advance to the semifinals. Both girls will wrestle again on Friday.

Full results are available by clicking the links above with results courtesy of TrackWrestling and picture courtesy of the individual wrestling teams.

Picture above courtesy of Dan Rueckl

Area wrestlers participating in this weekend's WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament got an early start to Madison on Wednesday with the first matches taking place on Thursday night.

Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol, Kewaunee, Luxemburg-Casco,  and Southern Door will all have wrestlers taking to the Kohl Center mats at approximately 7:15 p.m., with winners advancing to the morning session on Friday. Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol's Tiani Lemieux and Southern Door's Norah LeFevre and Hailey Veeser will all make history the moment the whistle blows as they are participating in the first-ever WIAA-sanctioned girls' wrestling state tournament and they are the first three girls' state qualifiers from Door County. Matchups are listed below:

Pairings

D2 Boys

106- Jake Jandrin Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 44-8 Jr vs. Presley Gutbrod Tomahawk (TO) 38-7 Jr.

113- Michael Bostwick Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 38-10 Jr vs. Nick Ersland Wisconsin Dells (WIDE) 29-4 Jr.

120- Isaac Jerabek Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 40-12 Jr. vs. Ethan Immel Kewaskum (KE) 41-11 Fr.

126- Blakelee Bastien Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 41-10 So. vs. TBD (Friday morning)

132- Easton Worachek Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 45-5 Sr. vs. TBD (Friday morning)

138- Caleb Delebreau Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 43-10 Jr. vs. Steven Kielpikowski Denmark (DENM) 32-14 Fr.

145- Max Ronsman Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 10-1 Jr. vs. TBD (Friday morning)

170- Zak Wrobel Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol (STBA) 37-14 So. vs. Tanner Kaufman Northwestern (NORT) 46-2 Sr.

182- Trace Schoenebeck Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 42-9 Jr. vs. TBD (Friday morning)

285- Ben Roman Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol (STBA) 38-13 Sr. vs. Owen Kooima Waupun (WAUP) 35-11 Jr.

D3 Boys

145- Matt Wery Kewaunee (KEWA) 35-15 Sr. vs. Joe Beavers Hustisford (HUST) 41-6 So.

195- Mitchell Thompson Kewaunee (KEWA) 37-1 Sr. vs TBD (Friday Morning)

220- Ezra Ducat Kewaunee (KEWA) 29-9 Sr. vs. TBD (Friday Morning)

Girls

100- Nora LeFevre Southern Door (SODO) 15-3 Fr. vs. Raven Ringhand Oregon (OREG) 14-5 So.

138- Hailey Veeser Southern Door (SODO) 4-0 Jr. vs. Natalia Poplawski New Berlin West/Eisen. (NBWE) 19-17 So.

165- Tiani LeMieux Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol (STBA) 15-6 Fr. vs. Cyriana Reinwald Horicon (HORI) 15-1 So.

If it is not a WIAA Tournament event, it is likely not happening on Thursday.

Four boys' basketball games were postponed due to Winter Storm Delilah, three of which have since been rescheduled.

Gibraltar will host Algoma on Friday while Sevastopol travels to Oconto and Southern Door plays on the road at NEW Lutheran on Saturday. No makeup date has been determined for Sturgeon Bay's road matchup at Kewaunee.

So far, no WIAA Girls' Tournament games, which will feature our NEW Radio Sports Network broadcasts of Luxemburg-Casco playing at West DePere and Sevastopol hosting Suring, have been postponed due to the storm. The WIAA Individual State Tournament is also expected to start on time despite the storm, though local teams got a head start on their travel plans Wednesday afternoon. 

A potential Horizon League title bout will lead off the proceedings at the Kress Center Thursday night as the Green Bay Phoenix host their first of two doubleheaders this week.

At 5:30, the Green Bay Phoenix women will host first-place Cleveland State in a matchup that will likely determine the #1 seed in the Horizon League Tournament. With a win over the Vikings on Thursday, Green Bay would clinch a share of the regular season Horizon League title, and would then clinch the league outright if they were to win again Saturday. The Phoenix beat the Vikings 82-65 earlier this season with four players in double figures that day, led by 16 points and four rebounds from Jasmine Kondrakiewicz.

The men will take the Carol Bush Court at 8 p.m. against the Vikings as well. The Phoenix have dropped five straight to the Vikings including an 82-77 loss on Jan. 7, 2023. Despite having a new coach, the Vikings still have a lot to play for as they enter the matchup sitting just a half of a game behind Youngstown State. The Vikings could grab their third straight regular-season league title with a pair of wins on their Wisconsin swing.   

Wednesday night, the Wisconsin Badgers got a much-needed home win over the Iowa Hawkeyes 60-49 at the Kohl Center.  Connor Essegian poured in 17 points to lead the Badgers, who turned a one-point lead at halftime into a decisive win by outscoring the Hawkeyes 37-26 in the second half.  Tyler Wahl added a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds in the win for Wisconsin. 

Wisconsin (16-11, 8-9 Big Ten) will now travel to Michigan to take on the Wolverines on Sunday at 1 p.m., hoping to avenge a loss earlier this month in Madison.

The Southern Door Eagles were not able to overcome their second half struggles in the WIAA Division 4 Regional Quarterfinals, falling to Algoma 48-34 on U-102.1 Tuesday. 

The beginning of the game saw the two teams’ defenses stun each others’ offense, as the game was tied early on at 4-4 with 10:35 remaining in the first half. Allianna Dufek would finally get going in the post for the Eagles, giving them a lead towards the end of the half. 

Algoma however would answer before the halftime buzzer, with Brooke Mattson hitting a buzzer beating three as time expired to tie the game up at 18 going into the half. 

Allianna Dufek and Sierra Slaby would be the ones to lead the way for the respective teams in scoring in the first. 

Algoma would come out firing on all cylinders in the second half, as Ryley Zimmerman and Emily Kirchman would combine for a 12-0 Algoma run, as the Eagles were held scoreless for the first six minutes of the second half. 

Southern Door could not establish any post presence in the second half, and would commit some costly turnovers down the stretch leading to the 48-34 loss. 

Algoma will travel to #1 Crandon on Friday. 

A four-minute drought to start the second half was all it took to send the Gibraltar Vikings into the offseason after a 48-32 loss to Niagara Tuesday night.

Both teams boasted strong defense in the first half of the game as contested shots refused to fall for the Vikings and the Badgers. Midway through the first half, Mikala Gorham helped engineer the Vikings' comeback from an early deficit to a two-point advantage. The two teams would trade leads through the end of the half until Abby Wells sank a three-pointer to give the host Badgers an 18-16 advantage at the break.

The shots that did not fall in the first half began to fall for the Badgers early as they scored the first eight points of the second half and eventually stretch the lead to 15 before the Vikings began to whittle away. Colleen Carlisle and McKailey Reisen would help get the Vikings to within seven points, but not any closer as Josie Rock sank seven straight free throws to end the threat.

Rock and teammate Megan  Borchardt led the way for the Badgers with 15 points apiece and Mallory Sanicky chipped in five points. For the Vikings, Gorham scored 11 points and Chloe Alexander contributed six points. Three others scored at least four points in the loss.

In the only local boys basketball action Tuesday night as the girls started their tournament run, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans fell to the Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes 81-51 in Appleton in a North Eastern Conference regular season finale.

The Spartans trailed 40-20 at halftime and could not make a come back run in the second half. You can find the details of the game here on New Radio Sports Network.

The hardwoods were busy Tuesday night as loca girls teams began their post-season run in the WIAA tournament.

The Kewaunee Storm prevailed over Menominee Indian Tuesday night in overtime, beating the Eagles 59-56. 

The #7 Storm will now travel to #2 Coleman in a regional semi-final on Friday in Division 4 WIAA girls tournament action.

In Division 3 girls action, the #6 Clintonville Truckers cruised to a 65-42 win over the #11 Sturgeon Bay Clippers at home, ending the season for the Clippers.  

The Gibrlatar Vikings ended their season with a 48-32 loss at Niagara in Division 5 play.

Algoma, avenged an earlier season loss to Southern Door, as the Wolves ended the Eagles season 48-34 on Tuesday in Division 3 action.  

Monday night's boys' basketball action decided a conference champion ahead of a slim Tuesday slate of action.

Southern Door claimed their eighth Packerland Conference title in nine years with a 77-61 victory over Kewaunee. Other Packerland Conference action included Sevastopol getting burned by NEW Lutheran 84-25 and Gibraltar sinking Sturgeon Bay 69-54.

Luxemburg-Casco will wrap up their regular season Tuesday night when they travel to Appleton to face Fox Valley Lutheran for a 7 p.m. tip. 

The Road to the Resch Center begins for several area teams on Tuesday night, weather permitting.

The Southern Door Eagles girls basketball team will face the Algoma Wolves for the third time this season, but this time in a much more important spot, the WIAA playoffs, on U 102.1. 

Over on 105.1 The GOAT, the Gibraltar Vikings girls' basketball team will open up their run in the WIAA Tournament on Tuesday night when they travel up north to face the Niagara Badgers. 

Game broadcasts begin at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame shows followed by the opening tip at 7 p.m.

The other area games of note are Sturgeon Bay traveling to Clintonville (6 p.m.) and Kewaunee visiting Menominee Indian (7 p.m.). Luxemburg-Casco and Sevastopol are off until Friday.

The Green Bay Packers' defense and tight ends room will look much different barring any future deals.

According to Zach Kruse of the USA Today, the Packers voided the contracts of S Adrian Amos, DL Dean Lowry, DL Jarran Reed, WR Randall Cobb, TE Marcedes Lewis, K Mason Crosby, and TE Robert Tonyan. The players represent $16 million in dead cap space for next year if they do not resign to new deals. The dead cap space is because of the Packers' financial maneuvering over the last few years to push out contracts to fit others under their current cap. 

There is always a chance they could come back like last year's void deadline casualties of De’Vondre Campbell and Robert Tonyan, who were both resigned shortly after the deadline passed. 

The Milwaukee Bucks have added to their depth under the basket by taking a chance on an older player.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski,  former Miami Heat forward Meyers Leonard is signing a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. The University of Illinois has not played in the league for two years since he was caught uttering an antisemitic slur while video games. He has appeared in nine NBA seasons between his stops in Miami and Portland, averaging 5.6 ppg and 3.9 rpg.

The Bucks return from the All-Star break on Friday when they host Leonard's former team, the Heat, at 6:30 p.m.

Everyone knows where they are going next week, so it is tune-up time for the Packerland Conference's boys' basketball teams.

The WIAA announced the pairings for the first and second rounds of the state basketball tournament on Sunday afternoon. Southern Door earned the best seed as they earned a #2 seed in Division 3. Below are the matchups for the WIAA Tournament:

Division 2

2/28/23

#9 Luxemburg-Casco at #8 Pulaski

Division 3

2/28/23

#11 Sturgeon Bay at #6 Campbellsport

3/3/23

#2 Southern Door vs #7 Kewaskum/#10 Two Rivers

Division 4

2/28/23

#10 Algoma at #7 Coleman

3/3/23

#3 Kewaunee vs #11 Crandon/#6 Bonduel

Division 5

2/28/23

#8 Gibraltar vs #9 Wausaukee

#13 Sevastopol at #4 Oneida Nation

All tournament games will begin at 7 p.m. with the NEW Radio Sports Network bringing you coverage of the Luxemburg-Casco, Southern Door, and Gibraltar tournament runs.

Before the tournament begins, there are still a few games to be played this week, including Monday's defacto Packerland Conference championship as Kewaunee travels to Southern Door. Gibraltar visits Sturgeon Bay and Sevastopol hosts NEW Lutheran in the other Packerland Conference games that begin at 7:30 p.m.

As the pairings were announced on Sunday, the Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team received a pleasant surprise.

Clippineers wrestler Tiani Lemieux (165 lbs) was placed in the girls' state wrestling field after taking second place in her sectional field. Originally, only each weight class' champion received a bid to the inaugural girls' state tournament. On Thursday, Lemieux will wrestle Cyriana Reinwald of Horicon (HORI). She joins Southern Door's Nora LeFevre and Hailey Veeser as the first three girls' state tournament participants in Door County history.

Picture courtesy of SBS Wrestling

Pairings

D2 Boys

106- Jake Jandrin Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 44-8 Jr vs. Presley Gutbrod Tomahawk (TO) 38-7 Jr.

113- Michael Bostwick Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 38-10 Jr vs. Nick Ersland Wisconsin Dells (WIDE) 29-4 Jr.

120- Isaac Jerabek Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 40-12 Jr. vs. Ethan Immel Kewaskum (KE) 41-11 Fr.

126- Blakelee Bastien Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 41-10 So. vs. TBD (Friday morning)

132- Easton Worachek Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 45-5 Sr. vs. TBD (Friday morning)

138- Caleb Delebreau Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 43-10 Jr. vs. Steven Kielpikowski Denmark (DENM) 32-14 Fr.

145- Max Ronsman Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 10-1 Jr. vs. TBD (Friday morning)

170- Zak Wrobel Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol (STBA) 37-14 So. vs. Tanner Kaufman Northwestern (NORT) 46-2 Sr.

182- Trace Schoenebeck Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 42-9 Jr. vs. TBD (Friday morning)

285- Ben Roman Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol (STBA) 38-13 Sr. vs. Owen Kooima Waupun (WAUP) 35-11 Jr.

D3 Boys

145- Matt Wery Kewaunee (KEWA) 35-15 Sr. vs. Joe Beavers Hustisford (HUST) 41-6 So.

195- Mitchell Thompson Kewaunee (KEWA) 37-1 Sr. vs TBD (Friday Morning)

220- Ezra Ducat Kewaunee (KEWA) 29-9 Sr. vs. TBD (Friday Morning)

Girls

100- Nora LeFevre Southern Door (SODO) 15-3 Fr. vs. Raven Ringhand Oregon (OREG) 14-5 So.

138- Hailey Veeser Southern Door (SODO) 4-0 Jr. vs. Natalia Poplawski New Berlin West/Eisen. (NBWE) 19-17 So.

165- Tiani LeMieux Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol (STBA) 15-6 Fr. vs. Cyriana Reinwald Horicon (HORI) 15-1 So.

First place in the Horizon League will be on the line Thursday night after the Green Bay women's basketball team topped Youngstown State 67-54.

Avenging a loss to the Penguins earlier this season at home was clearly on the minds of the Phoenix, taking an 18-6 lead into the second quarter. They also limited the Penguins to 33 percent shooting from the field and less than 20 percent from the arc.

The Phoenix boasted three players in double figures, including a career-high 17 points from Callie Genke, 16 points from Luxemburg-Casco product Cassie Schiltz and 15 points off the bench from Jenna Guyer.

A win on Thursday will allow the Phoenix to clinch a share of the Horizon League Regular Season Championship, a first for the program since the 2018-2019 season.

Two Southern Door wrestlers will go down the first in school history to qualify for the first girls' state high school championships in Madison next week along with several others from around the area.

Nora LeFevre (100) and Hailey Veeser (138) won their respective weight classes in the Wrightstown Sectional. LeFevre won two matches and Veeser won one to punch their tickets. 

Three of Kewaunee's four wrestlers at the Bonduel Sectional will take their talents to Madison next week for the state wrestling tournament. Mitchell Thompson (195) won his weight class with a trio of pins. Matt Wery (145, 2nd) and Ezra Ducat (220, 3rd) also qualified for state.

A total of eight Luxemburg-Casco wrestlers will battle under the Kohl Center lights next weekend after their day at the Wrightstown Sectional. Blakelee Bastien (126) and Easton Worachek (132) won their respective weight classes, with the latter picking up two pins and a major decision along the way. Jake Jandrin (102, 2nd), Michael Bostwick (113, 2nd), Isaac Jerabek (120, 3rd), Caleb Delebreau (138, 3rd), Max Ronsman (145, 2nd), and Trace Schoenebeck (182, 2nd) also qualified for the state meet.

Two Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestlers will see their careers continue next weekend in Madison. Zak Wrobel (170) and Ben Roman (285) punched their tickets to state with identical 3-2 records. Both Wrobel and Roman were able to wrestle their way into the second-place match. 

The Sevastopol girls' basketball used a familiar recipe to finish off their Packerland Conference season with a perfect record after beating Peshtigo on Saturday 49-21.

The Pioneers halted the Bulldogs' offense, allowing them just 10 points in the opening frame and 11 points in the second frame. Only three players were able to register points for the Bulldogs, including 11 points from Akira Smalls. Only five field goals were allowed by the Pioneers' defense.

The Pioneers' offense had three players reach double figures led by Bailey Rikkola's 15 points. Libby Ash hit a trio of threes en route to an 11-point evening while Kayla Ranly contributed 10 points. 

The Pioneers will have a bye on Tuesday and will play a few days later at home on U 102.1

The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team could not slow down Youngstown State in the second half of their 95-65 loss on Saturday afternoon.

The Penguins shot over 50 percent from the field on the day and outscored the visiting Phoenix by more than 20 points in the second half alone. Cade Meyer got a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, representing his third double-double of the season. Ryan Wade added 13 points for the Phoenix ]while Randy Tucker contributed 11 points in the loss. Five different Penguins hit double figures, proving why they are among the team's best teams. 

The Phoenix women will try to make things right when they play the Penguins on Sunday at noon. 

The Sevastopol Pioneers have already clinched the Packerland conference, but they will have one last roadblock from their perfect Packerland record when they travel to Peshtigo to take on the Bulldogs. 

Sevastopol took care of business on Thursday against the Oconto Blue Devils by a 67-36 score. With a win, the Pioneers would end their season 23-1 overall, with their only loss coming to the 20-4 Bonduel Bears back on December 20th of last year. Naomi and Bailey Rikkola have created all the headlines from the Pioneers, but the entire team has taken a step up in their roles this season, and will look to complete the historic season Saturday. 

For the Bulldogs, they enter the matchup at 15-8 overall and 11-4 in the Packerland conference. It has been another overall strong season for Peshtigo this year, nearly matching their overall output from their third place finish in the conference from last season. Akira Smalls has been the one to take the biggest step from that season ago, and lead the Bulldogs to a three seed in the playoffs, and a first round bye. 

Tip from Peshtigo is set for 4:30 P.M. 

Southern Door, Kewaunee and Luxemburg-Casco picked up important victories as they closed out the regular season's penultimate week.

On U 102.1, the Southern Door Eagles boys' basketball team used good ball movement and a solid inside game to leave Fish Creek with a 63-47 win over the Gibraltar Vikings.

As heard on 104.1 WRLU, Luxemburg-Casco squeaked past Waupaca 54-51.

Other action around the area saw Kewaunee cruise past Sevastopol 80-22.

The Kohl Center is the goal for several area wrestlers as they prepare for the WIAA individual sectional meet on Saturday.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team won their team sectional on Tuesday after sending 11 of its 14 wrestlers out of the Denmark Regional. Winning their brackets were Michael Bostwick (113), Blakelee Bastien (126), Easton Worachek (132), Caleb Delebreau (138), and Max Ronsman (145). Also advancing to Saturday's sectional meet in Wrightstown were Jake Jandrin (2nd, 106), Isaac Jerabek (2nd, 120), Ryan Routhieaux (3rd, 160), Sam Schutz (4th, 170), Trace Schoenbeck (2nd, 182), and Ezra Waege (4th, 195). Two Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestlers will see their seasons get extended by a week after Saturday's Denmark Regional results. Zak Wrobel (3rd, 170) and Ben Roman (2nd, 285) advance to Saturday's sectional at Wrightstown. Four Southern Door wrestlers are still alive for berths for state after finishing in the top 4 of its regional at Denmark on Saturday. Mason Motquin (3rd, 120), Wyatt Wilke (3rd, 132), Hayden Jeanquart (4th, 160), and Cody Nellis (4th, 182) all punched their ticket to wrestle at Wrightstown.

All but one of Kewaunee wrestlers advanced out of last Saturday's Weyauwega-Fremont Regional where the road to Madison started for dozens of grapplers. Finishing in first place were Matt Wery (145), Mitchell Thompson (195), and Mitchell Boeder (285). Kemper Robinson (3rd, 182) and Ezra Ducat (3rd, 220) will join them for the ride to Seymour for next Saturday's sectional meet. The Storm will travel to Seymour for their sectional meet.

A 25-0 second quarter was all the Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team needed to beat Robert Morris 61-37 on Friday night.

The Phoenix were outscored by one in the other three quarters combined after entering the decisive second frame down 9-7. Sydney Levy led the Phoenix with 16 points. Jasmine Kondrakiewicz scored 10 points, while Bailey Butler chipped in with eight points. The Phoenix will look to avenge an earlier season loss to Youngstown State when they play at the Beeghly Center at noon.

The Phoenix men will look to salvage a game on the trip before a pair of home doubleheaders next week when they play Youngstown State. The Phoenix men saw another close game at halftime turn into a double-digit loss Thursday night, falling to Robert Morris 71-56. Clarence Cummings III overcame a slow start to lead the Phoenix with 12 points, all of which came after the break. They are trying to prevent the Penguins from earning a Horizon League regular season title. The two teams face each other at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Luxemburg-Casco will play on 104.1 WRLU while Southern Door and Gibraltar face off on U 102.1 as the area's boys' basketball teams finish off the regular season's penultimate week.

In Thursday's action, the Kewaunee Storm boys' basketball team held a 19-point halftime lead en route to a dominating 81-58 win over Oconto Thursday night. They will host Sevastopol Friday night at 7:30 p.m.

Leading off Friday, the Gibraltar boys' basketball team will try their part to hamper a coronation on Friday night as Southern Door comes to Fish Creek. Tim Kowols and Jacob Nate will have the call on U 102.1 beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartan boys take on the Waupaca Comets in a North Eastern Conference matchup in Luxemburg Friday night.  The game will be broadcast on 104.1 WRLU with Paul Schmitt and Reece Robillard on the call.  The game will also be streamed on New Radio Sports Network starting at 6:45 pm with the pregame show and tip off set for shortly after 7 pm.

Some of the last regular season girls' basketball games of the season had some familiar results ahead of next week's start of the tournament.

The Sevastopol Pioneers scored more points in the first half than they allowed in the entire game as they rolled 67-36 against Oconto in Packerland girls' basketball action.

The Algoma girls basketball team ended their regular season on a positive note, topping the Gibraltar Vikings 55-17 Thursday night.

The Luxemburg-Casco girls' basketball team fell behind early and could not keep up with Fox Valley Lutheran in a 66-30 loss Thursday night.

The Southern Door Eagles girls' basketball team exploded for nearly 40 first-half points in a 67-39 rout of NEW Lutheran Thursday night.

The Kewaunee Storm girls' basketball team had their own big win on Thursday night, beating Sturgeon Bay 75-41.

The Pioneers will play the area's last regular season game on Saturday when they face Peshtigo. 

The Green Bay Packers have reportedly secured a big piece of their offense for the 2023 season.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, running back Aaron Jones has restructured his deal so he can return to the Packers on an $11 million deal, over $8 million of which is a signing bonus. Schefter added that at $31 million, Jones has been paid more than any other running back not named Christian McCaffrey since 2021.

In 2022, Jones rushed for 1,121 rush yds (5.3 ypc) and a pair of touchdowns. He also had 59 catches for 395 rec yds and five scores.

The Green Bay Phoenix men saw another close game at half time turn into a double-digit loss Thursday night, falling to Robert Morris 71-56.

Clarence Cummings III overcame a slow start to lead the Phoenix with 12 points, all of which came after the break. Davin Zeigler added 10 points and Brock Heffner chipped in seven points coming off the bench in the loss. 

The game was 30-27 at the break and later turned into a four-point Phoenix lead, but the Colonials were able to start running away from the Phoenix thanks to a 17-6 run midway through the half and a 7-0 spurt to end the contest.

The men will head to Youngstown State to close out their road slate while the Phoenx women will get their crack at Robert Morris Friday night at 6 p.m. 

The Green Bay basketball teams will play four games at two campuses on alternating days beginning Thursday, with the men battling Robert Morris.

The Phoenix men are coming off two close defeats at home last week, including a 76-71 loss to Detroit-Mercy last Saturday. Clarence Cummings III registered his second game with 20 or more points this season, and Zae Blake added 18 points in his return to the line-up. Enoch Cheeks paces RMU's offense with 16.2 points per contest, while Kahliel Spear adds 15.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Earlier this season, the Phoenix fell to Robert Morris 72-38 on January 21st, which ultimately led to the demise of former head coach Will Ryan.  Tip-off from Pennsylvania will take place at 6 p.m. The Phoenix will then backtrack to Youngstown State for a Saturday matinee at 1 p.m.

The Phoenix women are trying to keep pace with Cleveland State to secure their first regular-season conference championship since 2018. Natalie McNeal scored a season-high 16 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds to propel the Phoenix to a 75-55 win over Wright State on Sunday. The Colonials have split their last four games, including a 74-43 win over Oakland last weekend. The two teams will also tip off at 6 p.m. on Friday. The Phoenix women will play at Youngstown State on Sunday at noon. The Penguins were the last team to beat the Phoenix, a 63-60 decision at the Kress Center on January 20th. 

The Kewaunee Storm is making its case for a conference championship as their march continues Thursday at home against Oconto.

After losing to Peshtigo by two points on January 31st, the Storm thrashed the Bulldogs in their most recent matchup, beating them 63-34. Aside from a 65-39 loss to top-ranked Brillion on November 29th, the Storm's other four losses were by a combined eight points. They are led by Thomas Stangel, averaging more than 16 points per game while Cal Ihlenfeldt is near a double-double a game with 14 ppg/8 rpg.

The Blue Devils are sitting in the middle of the pack of the Packerland with a 7-6 mark (13-7 overall) heading into the twilight of the regular season. Kadin Baxter's 29 points were nearly enough to bring the Blue Devils back from a 16-point halftime deficit in a 71-65 loss to NEW Lutheran. 

Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

For all but one local team, Thursday marks the final tune-up day for girls' basketball teams ahead of the start of next week's WIAA postseason.

In NEC action, Luxemburg-Casco will travel to Appleton to face Fox Valley Lutheran for a 7 p.m. tip. 

Packerland Conference play will feature Southern Door hosting NEW Lutheran, Sevastopol holding court against Oconto, Kewaunee traveling to Sturgeon Bay, and Gibraltar visiting Algoma. The Southern Door game will begin at 7 p.m. while the other Packerland games will start at 7:30 p.m.

NEW Radio Sports Network will cover the WIAA Tournament beginning on Tuesday with Gibraltar heading to Niagara, Southern Door hosting Algoma, and Luxemburg-Casco battling at West De Pere. We will follow the local winners of those games and Sevastopol in the regional semi-final round.

You will see at least three new baseball coaches in Door County this spring due to recent resignations.

Sevastopol, Sturgeon Bay, and Southern Door have all posted their head varsity baseball coach positions in recent months. It means the end of the road for Tom Ash (Sevastopol), Matt Propsom (Sturgeon Bay), and Dave Neinas (Southern Door). 

Two of those positions could be filled by Wednesday night. Discussion around hiring a new baseball coach is on the agenda for the Sevastopol and Sturgeon Bay School District Board Meetings. Sturgeon Bay is expected to name Neal Henrigillis as its new head baseball coach. He was a social studies teacher and the boys head baseball coach at Peshtigo High School for the last six years, with three years as the JV coach, before he took over as the head baseball coach. Henrigillis is a Middle School Social Studies Teacher in the district.

Southern Door recently posted their open position for a head baseball coach.

Luxemburg-Casco Wrestling will return to Madison for the team Division 2 State Championships after winning the Freedom Sectional Tuesday night.  In the semi-final, the Spartans rolled to a 59-18 victory by dominating the later matches of the night, winning six of the final seven weight classes by pins.  

In the final sectional match, Luxemburg-Casco beat Freedom 44-22 to earn their ticket to state.  The Spartans won nine of the 14 weight classes.  The final results from all the matches from both sectional matches are below.

Max Ronsman, who returned a few weeks ago from a leg injury suffered last September, shared his journey on getting back on the mat to complete in the 152-pound

class.

Coach Chas Treml recaps the Spartans' approach into the evening, which enabled them to capture the sectional championship. 

You can listen to the entire conversation with Max Ronsman and Coach Chas Treml on the NEW RADIO SPORTS NETWORK podcast page here.

Match #1 Semifinal

Luxemburg-Casco defeated Seymour 59-18

195 - Ezra Waege (Luxemburg-Casco) over Cael Leisgang (Seymour) UTB 4-3

220 - Lucas Leisgang (Seymour) over Calvin Bohm (Luxemburg-Casco) Fall 1:14

285 - Brock Socha (Seymour) over Aden Weber (Luxemburg-Casco) Fall 4:47

106 - Jake Jandrin (Luxemburg-Casco) over Ava Peters (Seymour) Maj 13-0

113 - Michael Bostwick (Luxemburg-Casco) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

120 - Isaac Jerabek (Luxemburg-Casco) over Connor Steffens (Seymour) TF 15-0

126 - Blakelee Bastien (Luxemburg-Casco) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

132 - Easton Worachek (Luxemburg-Casco) over Nicholas Peters (Seymour) Fall 0:16

138 - Ryan Tomazevic (Seymour) over Lawdon Tanck (Luxemburg-Casco) Fall 1:00

145 - Caleb Delebreau (Luxemburg-Casco) over Corbin Krueger (Seymour) Fall 0:40

152 - Max Ronsman (Luxemburg-Casco) over Mason Bunnell (Seymour) Fall 2:17

160 - Ryan Routhieaux (Luxemburg-Casco) over Wyatt Bunnell (Seymour) TF 17-2

170 - Sam Schutz (Luxemburg-Casco) over Bennett Brown (Seymour) Fall 0:57

182 - Trace Schoenebeck (Luxemburg-Casco) over Bryce Besaw (Seymour) Fall 0:54

Match #2 1st Place Match

Luxemburg-Casco defeated Freedom 44-22

220 - Henry VanderHeiden (Freedom) over Calvin Bohm (Luxemburg-Casco) Fall 1:12

285 - Hunter VanderHeiden (Freedom) over Aden Weber (Luxemburg-Casco) Fall 0:53

106 - Jake Jandrin (Luxemburg-Casco) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 - Michael Bostwick (Luxemburg-Casco) over Ben Micke (Freedom) Fall 2:21

120 - Peter Tomazevic (Freedom) over Reese Barbiaux (Luxemburg-Casco) Dec 8-2

126 - Isaac Jerabek (Luxemburg-Casco) over Ben Wagner (Freedom) Dec 7-5

132 - Blakelee Bastien (Luxemburg-Casco) over Brady Bock (Freedom) Fall 3:51

138 - Easton Worachek (Luxemburg-Casco) over Vincent Cook (Freedom) Fall 2:28

145 - Nathan VandeHey (Freedom) over Caleb Delebreau (Luxemburg-Casco) Maj 15-5

152 - Max Ronsman (Luxemburg-Casco) over Trent Nabbefeld (Freedom) Maj 16-3

160 - Tucker Brockman (Freedom) over Ryan Routhieaux (Luxemburg-Casco) Dec 10-6

170 - Sam Schutz (Luxemburg-Casco) over Patrick Moore (Freedom) Maj 15-7

182 - Ezra Waege (Luxemburg-Casco) over Josh Lahay (Freedom) Dec 3-1

195 - Trace Schoenebeck (Luxemburg-Casco) over Cooper Cappaert (Freedom) Fall 4:27

(photos courtesy of Dan Rueckl)

A senior night win is a must for any team, but with seven seniors for Southern Door, it was extra important. The Eagles got that done firmly with a 66-51 win over the Algoma Wolves on Tuesday night on 103.3 The Clipper. 

Drew Daoust came out firing in the first half from beyond the arc, having his best shooting performance of the season tonight against the Wolves. Within the first few minutes, Daoust and his teammate Jared Hawkey had the Eagles out and racing ahead of Algoma. Whether it was baskets underneath the hoop, or open threes, the Eagles were getting it done on both ends. 

Owen Robertson tried to keep the Wolves in the game early, but would not receive much help until later on in the game. Robertson and Parker Lischka would enter the break leading the way in scoring for Algoma with five each in a 16 point first half for the Wolves. 

Southern Door would enter halftime leading 35-16 led by Drew Daoust’s 19 points. 

The second half would be much of the same from the Southern Door side. Drew Daoust would find Matthew Malvitz multiple times for easy layups, and Daoust would end up finishing the game with 37 points, four away from his season high. 

Parker Lischka became a strong scoring option for the Wolves tonight as he led the way with 17 points on five total threes, four coming in the second half. 

Southern Door will next be in action on Friday when they make the trip to Gibraltar to take on the Vikings on U102.1 

In other Packerland Conference action, the Gibraltar Vikings defeated the Sevastopol Pioneers 64-35 in Institute with Will Friendenfels leading the way with 18 points.

The Kewaunee Storm cruised to an easy 63-34 win over the Peshtigo Bulldogs on the road. 

In NEC play, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans fell to the Little Chute Mustangs in the "battle of the LCs" 68-42 in Luxemburg.  Jack Rollin paced the Spartans with 10 points.

Despite going nearly 11 minutes without scoring a basket at the end of the game, the Wisconsin Badgers were able to defeat the Michigan Wolverines 64-59 in Madison.

The Badgers built up a double-digit lead in the second half only to see the Wolverines comeback and make Wisconsin beat them at the free throw line. 

Conner Essegian hit six of 12 shots and nine for ten from the line to pace the Badgers with 23 points.  Steven Crowl and Max Klesmit added 11 points and 10 points, respectively.  

Wisconsin will now continue at home on Saturday as they take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at 11 a.m. from the Kohl Center.  

It  took an  overtime session, but the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the short-handed Boston Celtics 131-125 at Fiserv Forum.  

The battle of the two best teams in the Eastern Conference saw Boston hanging in the game despite missing two of their top players in Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown due to injuries.  

Wisconsin native Sam Hauser hit a three-pointer with three seconds left in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime, but the Bucks rallied from a 123-118 deficit to come away with their 11th consecutive win.

Jrue Holiday led the Bucks with 40 points while Giannis Antetokounmpo added 36 more and 13 rebounds. sealing the game with two free throws with three seconds left in overtime. 

Boston was led by Derrick White who had 27 points and former Buck Malcolm Brogdon poured in 26.

Milwaukee 40-17 now trail Boston by 1/2 game for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.  

With the playoff bracket right around the corner, the Southern Door Eagles will look to push their overall winning streak to 15 games when the Algoma Wolves come to Brussels Tuesday night. 

Southern Door has gone from a lackluster 3-3 start their first six games to rattling off wins pushing their record to 17-3. The Eagles did just sneak by in their last matchup against the Wolves of Algoma back on January 7th by a score of 59-54. Drew Daoust put on one of his best performances of the season, scoring 35 points on 59% shooting from the field. Taylor Schaefer is coming off of a 23 point outburst against Sturgeon Bay last Thursday, and will look to continue his scoring against the Wolves. 

Algoma enters their matchup against the Eagles at 7-13 after last nights make up win over the Sevastopol Pioneers. The Wolves have begun to find themselves in games down the stretch of the season, despite three straight losses. The losses come against teams with a combined Packerland record of 26-11 and are all in the top half of the conference. Their guard play has become the main focus of their offense, and they have been getting scoring from three different guards over 10 points in recent games. 

Gary Barta and Reece Robillard will be on the call from Brussels on 103.3 The Clipper, 96.7 WBDK HD-2, and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com. The pregame show begins at 7:15 with tipoff set for 7:30 P.M. 

In other local boys' basketball action, Gibraltar travels to Sevastopol (7:30 p.m.),  Kewaunee makes its way to Peshtigo (7:30 p.m.), and Luxemburg-Casco hosts Little Chute (7 p.m.).

In Monday's action, Algoma routed Sevastopol 83-44 while Sturgeon Bay toppled Two Rivers 69-53.

At least one NEC rival stands in the way of a second straight appearance at the WIAA State Team  Wrestling Tournament for Luxemburg-Casco.

The Spartans advanced to team sectionals after sending 11 of its 14 wrestlers out of the Denmark Regional on Saturday, scoring 294 points compared to 198 for second-place Denmark. Winning their brackets were Michael Bostwick (113), Blakelee Bastien (126), Easton Worachek (132), Caleb Delebreau (138), and Max Ronsman (145). In the semifinals, the Spartans will face Seymour who qualified 10 to this weekend's sectionals. Ryan Tomazevic (138) was their only champion. 

The winner of that dual will face the victor of Denmark and Freedom. The Spartans have beaten both teams this season in duals, topping the Irish 47-29 on January 20th and the Vikings 57-12 on December 15th.

The semifinal against Seymour will begin at 6 p.m. at Freedom High School. The sectional championship will take place 20 minutes after the conclusion of the first match. 

On Saturday, the spirited Sturgeon Bay Ski and Snowboard Team wrapped up another fine season at Ski Brule, located in the territory formerly known as Upper Wisconsin.  The team's goals:  post their best times of the season, generate the most cowbell at the finish line, and convince some impressionable TJ Walker middle schoolers to join the team next year.  Largely, the day was a huge success!  The Clipper parents contributed more cowbell than at any of the previous meets, the middle schoolers were surely impressed, and five of the seven competitors posted their best times of the season!

Junior Tori Alger set the pace for the Clippers, finishing 13th overall in the meet and posting the Clippers' best times in both the Slalom and Giant Slalom.  Julia "Fancy Poles" Gregory had the best meet of her career, coming within one-tenth of a second of catching Tori in the Giant Slalom, while Freshmen Jordis Brilla and June VanLieshout continued their tradition of improving at basically the same rate and coming within seconds of each other's combined times overall.  Look for Brilla and VanLieshout to continue to push each other throughout their storied alpine skiing careers!

On the guys side, Junior Ben Stephens suffered a yard sale fall in the Giant Slalom but still set the pace in the Slalom and Super G.  Freshman Levi Ullman continued his quiet, consistent improvement and finished as the second fastest Clipper boy on the day, followed by Junior HA-vee-air Jzahn-DREEN.  

For the season, Tori Alger posted the best finishes in three of the four meets, while Ben Stephens posted the best finish in the third meet of the season.  The two Juniors consistently set the pace for the remainder of the Clipper skiers.  Four of our Lady Clipper skiers pushed each other throughout the year and improved as a group with Jordis Brilla and June VanLieshout improving their times by 25%, first year Senior Lilly Cihlar improving by 23%, and Julia Gregory improving an impressive 21%.  Like the world-class skier that he is, HA-vee-air Jzahn-DREEN, known on the Peninsula as Xavier Jandrin, was consistently good throughout the year and was the heart and soul of the 9 passenger van, while Freshman Levi Ullman improved incrementally in each and every race.  Junior Maddie Propsom was only able to compete in one meet this year, but had a good showing in that race.  Similarly, snowboarder Tristan Brilla was only able to compete in one meet this year, but posted a 2nd place conference finish at that meet.  Freshman Yarrow Goettleman practiced with the team but suffered a season-ending injury on the basketball court and unfortunately could not compete in any conference meets.  We look forward to having both Brilla and Goettleman back at full strength next year!

Congratulations to these fine Sturgeon Bay student-athletes for another great year on the slopes!  As we always say, "School is important, but skiing is importanter."  (We don't really say that Mr. Nerby...just a joke!)

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers were unable to keep pace with the Gibraltar Vikings Monday night, falling 61-35 on 103.3 The Clipper. 

The Vikings' defense was the main focal point of the first half for Coach Devin Thomas, as Gibraltar used their length to clog up passing lanes and get easy baskets at the other end. With that success, the Vikings jumped out to a 15-8 lead thanks to Andie Schar within the game's first five minutes. 

It would be more of the same the rest of the first half, with Dasha Yeltysheva trying to match the offensive output of Gibraltar. That plan was not successful, as the Vikings led 34-19 at the break, thanks to Colleen Carlisle. 

The second half would entail a big three of Gibraltar letting loose, as Mikala Gorham, Colleen Carlisle, and Andie Schar would do most of the damage from directly underneath the basket and at the free-throw line as the lead would grow to as much as 30 at one point. 

With a few minutes remaining, Autumn Rass began to emerge for the Clippers, but it was too little too late as Sturgeon Bay fell to 0-15 in the Packerland conference. 

Coach Devin Thomas named senior Colleen Carlisle the player of the game in the win for senior night, as Carlisle scored a career-high 13 points. 

In other girls' basketball action, Sevastopol clinched the Packerland Conference with a 59-23 win over NEW Lutheran, Southern Door outlasted Kewaunee 58-56, and Luxemburg-Casco lost to Green Bay Southwest 77-26. 

Most of the area's girls basketball teams will hit the hardwood Monday after learning their WIAA fate on Sunday.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers girls basketball team will take a trip up to Fish Creek to take on the Gibraltar Vikings on Monday night. Gary Barta and Lucas Stephenson will be on the call from Fish Creek on 103.3 The Clipper, 96.7 WBDK HD-2, and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com. The pregame show is set for 7:15 P.M. with tipoff slated for 7:30 P.M. 

Other games slated for Monday include Luxemburg-Casco playing a non-conference game against Green Bay Southwest (7 p.m.), Kewaunee hosting Southern Door (7:30 p.m.), and Sevastopol visiting NEW Lutheran (6:30 p.m.)

The WIAA announced their pairings on Sunday for the tournament that will begin on February 21st. That's when #14 Gibraltar visits Niagara, #11 Sturgeon Bay travels to #6 Clintonville, #8 Southern Door welcomes #9 Algoma, and #10 Kewaunee heads to #7 Menominee Indian. Sevastopol, the #2 seed, will battle the winner of #7 Suring and #10 Bowler on February 24th. That is also when #6 Luxemburg-Casco will travel to #3 West De Pere. 

It is another make-up Monday for three area teams in boys' basketball action.

Sevastopol heads south to Algoma to make up their contest from February 9th at 7:30 p.m. 

Sturgeon Bay travels further south as they make up their February 7th contest against Two Rivers at 7 p.m.

The Green Bay Gamblers split their matchups against the Youngstown Phantoms ahead of their Valentine's Day matchup at Dubuque.

In Friday's matchup, a three-goal second period doomed the Gamblers in a 4-3 loss.  Eli Sebastian registered three points with a goal and two assists while Nicholas Vantassell and Matthew DiMarsico tallied the other goals.

Sixty minutes was not enough for the Gamblers and Phantoms as the Resch Center crowd got to see the home team come back from two goals down to score the game-winner seconds into overtime. Carter Rose got the scoring going while Matthew DiMarsico scored the short-handed tally with just under two minutes remaining in the third period. Michael DeAngelo drilled the game-winner. 

Spring is officially here as Milwaukee Brewers players involved in the World Baseball Classic report to Spring Training on Monday.

The rest of the pitchers and catchers are set to report by Wednesday, with the first workout for pitchers and catchers scheduled for Thursday. Games begin February 25th against the Los Angeles Dodgers at American Family Fields of Phoenix. The World Baseball Classic begins on March 7th. 

Luxemburg-Casco will advance to Tuesday's team sectional after winning Saturday's Denmark Regional as other local wrestlers advance to next Saturday's action.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team will advance to team sectionals after sending 11 of its 14 wrestlers out of the Denmark Regional. Winning their brackets were Michael Bostwick (113), Blakelee Bastien (126), Easton Worachek (132), Caleb Delebreau (138), and Max Ronsman (145). Also advancing to next Saturday's sectional meet were Jake Jandrin (2nd, 106), Isaac Jerabek (2nd, 120), Ryan Routhieaux (3rd, 160), Sam Schutz (4th, 170), Trace Schoenbeck (2nd, 182), and Ezra Waege (4th, 195).

All but one of Kewaunee wrestlers advanced out Saturday's Weyauwega-Fremont Regional where the road to Madison started for dozens of grapplers. Finishing in first place were Matt Wery (145), Mitchell Thompson (195), and Mitchell Boeder (285). Kemper Robinson (3rd, 182) and Ezra Ducat (3rd, 220) will join them for the ride to Seymour for next Saturday's sectional meet. Trevor Gauthier (5th, 120), Mitchell VanGoethem (5th, 152) also placed.

Two Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestlers will see their seasons get extended by a week after Saturday's Denmark Regional results. Zak Wrobel (3rd, 170) and Ben Roman (2nd, 285) advance to next Saturday's sectional at Wrightstown. Spencer Madsen finished just outside of the sectional berth with a 5th place finish at 126 pounds.

Four Southern Door wrestlers are still alive for berths for state after finishing in the top 4 of its regional at Denmark on Saturday. Mason Motquin (3rd, 120), Wyatt Wilke (3rd, 132), Hayden Jeanquart (4th, 160), and Cody Nellis (4th, 182) all punched their ticket to wrestle at Wrightstown next Saturday. Trevor Englebert (5th, 138), Jonas Jandrin (5th, 170), and Thomas Jackson (6th, 195) also placed. 

Saturday was a mixed bag for local basketball teams playing an extra game in the week.

For the second straight game, the Gibraltar Vikings relied on Will Friedenfels for offense, but this time won their game over Goodman/Pembine 59-49.

The Algoma boys basketball team had no answers for Kaine Fort in a 54-46 loss to the Peshtigo Bulldogs.

Two local basketball teams used Saturday to pad their win columns.

Mikala Gorham's big game helped wipe Friday's memories away with Gibraltar's 61-30 win over Goodman/Pembine.

Being down by four at the break was all the motivation the Kewaunee Storm girls' basketball team needed to secure a big 62-52 win over rival Algoma.

Congratulations on a great meet today! I’ve said it several times this season, but I am immensely proud of this group of gentlemen and their hard work. We’ve had so many incredible successes this season, and it’s been rewarding to watch the boys grow both as swimmers and as people. In our first year swimming at D-1 we proved that we could compete against some really talented competition and found our way to a 7th place finish today and numerous podium swims.

Final scores:
1. Bay Port- 400
2. Neenah- 309
3. Sheboygan North- 249
4. GBU- 243
5. Manitowoc- 177
6. Oshkosh West- 172
7. DCU- 164
8. Appleton West- 154
9. Oshkosh North- 114
10. Appleton North- 112
11. Pulaski- 100

Notable swims and finishes:
-4th place varsity finish (Race Kasten, Jack Monfils, Colton Blackley, Logan Filar) in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:44.03 (a season best in the 200 medley relay)
-Tied for 5th place (Kasten, Monfils, Ezra Linnan, Filar) in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:34.00 (a season best in the 200 free relay)
-11th place finish in the 400 free relay (Linnan, George Atwell, Branden Neubauer, Blackley) with a time of 3:47.58

-Atwell took 18th in the 200 free with a time of 2:06.13 (a season best) and Neubauer took 19th with a time of 2:07.95 (a season best)
-Monfils placed 6th in the 200 IM with a time of 2:08.87
-Kasten took 5th in the 50 free with a time of 23.19 (a season best), Filar took 7th with a time of 23.59 (a season best), Blackley took 18th with a time of 24.78 (a season best), and Eric Jimenez-Polster took 34th with a time of 29.61
-Linnan took 17th in the 100 fly with a time of 1:07.25
-Filar took 5th in the 100 free with a time of 51.52 (a season best), Blackley took 10th with a time of 54.28 (a season best), Tre Wienke took 21st with a time of 1:01.52 (a season best), and Jimenez-Polster took 23rd with a time of 1:05.06
-Atwell took 15th in the 500 free with a time of 5:53.79 (a season best)
-Kasten took 6th in the 100 back with a time of 57.10 (a season best) and Linnan took 16th with a time of 1:07.22
-Monfils placed 6th in the 100 breast with a time of 1:03.80, Neubauer took 10th with a 1:11.34, and Wienke took 18th with a time of 1:15.57

A huge amount of congratulations goes out to the boys today and all their hard work from the season. Job well done!

Saturday's boys basketball action features two local teams in action, with a matinee and nightcap set to take place. 

Gibraltar hosts Goodman/Pembine in a early tip. 

Algoma will welcome in Peshtigo in Packerland conference play. 

Gibraltar's tip is scheduled for 1:00 P.M. with Algoma tipping at 7:30 P.M. 

The Gibraltar Vikings girls' basketball team will have another opportunity to get claw back into the win column after losing to Southern Door 56-52 Friday night in Brussels.

Both teams took long runs of not scoring in the first half, but only the Eagles were able to take advantage of it early as Alianna Dufek scored 12 of her 20 points in the first half. When the Eagles were held scoreless, the Vikings could only nibble away at the deficit until the closing minutes when the second of two three-pointers by Betsy Lecy and lay-ups underneath by Colleen Carlisle made it a 27-24 at the break.

The Vikings and the Eagles would rely on their stars to essentially play an even second half with Southern Door's Callie Miller and Gibraltar's Andie Schar shouldering the load. Miller routinely would take the ball in from more than 30 feet out and draw a foul if not registering an assist or a basket of her own. She finished with 13 points, eight of which came after the break. Schar would make the most of her trips to the charity stripe with nearly half of her team-high 21 points coming from the line. At least two of those made free throws came off of fouls where she was able to make the basket after getting fouled. In the final seconds, a late charge call and a mad scramble ultimately ended the Vikings' threat of a comeback after trailing by as much as 15 points in the second half. Colleen Carlisle added 10 points and three others scored at least five points for the Vikings. Dufek and Miller were complemented by Payton Gilbertson who contributed 13 points.

The Vikings are back in action on Saturday afternoon as they play second fiddle to the boys as both squads host Goodman-Pembine. The Lady Patriots are 4-14 on the season and struggled mightily in their last game, scoring just four points in the second half of a 66-20 loss to Niagara. Tip off for that game is set for 2:30 p.m. in Fish Creek. 

In other girls' basketball action, Sevastopol blasted past Kewaunee 56-32, Algoma sank Sturgeon Bay 67-32, and Luxemburg-Casco topped Waupaca 60-42. Algoma and Kewaunee will meet for their rivalry game at 7:30 p.m.

Wrestlers will begin their road to the Kohl Center on Saturday with their regional tournaments, with the top teams in each regional moving onto the team sectional.

Luxemburg-Casco, Southern Door, and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will share the stage in Denmark as they battle the host school, Brillion, Chilton, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Kiel, Oostburg, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Two Rivers, and Wrightstown. The team sectional will be hosted by Freedom on February 14th.

As for Kewaunee, they will head to Weyauwega Fremont to battle Almond-Bancroft, Lourdes Academy, Manawa, Manitowoc Lutheran, Mishicot, New Holstein, Pacelli Catholic, Reedsville, Rosholt, Shiocton, Tri-County, Valders, and the host school. The regional winners will head to Gillett/Suring for the team sectional. Both regional meets will begin at 10 a.m.

The Door County United swim team will travel to Neenah for their sectional meet. Appleton West, Oshkosh North, Appleton East, Oshkosh West, Pulaski, Green Bay Southwest, Sheboygan North, and Manitowoc Lincoln are all scheduled to compete. Swimming is scheduled to begin at noon.

North meets south as Gibraltar makes the trip to Brussels on Friday night to face Southern Door in girls' basketball action.

The Vikings are coming off a stretch where they faced the Packerland's top three teams in four straight games. That included Tuesday's 54-20 loss to the first-place Sevastopol Pioneers. Andie Schar returned serve the best she could for the Vikings as they weathered the Pioneers' offensive onslaught, scoring eight of her team-high 10 points after the break. Colleen Carlisle and Krista Church each added three points in the loss for the Vikings.

The Eagles toppled Algoma in their last matchup on Tuesday in a come-behind 47-40 victory. The Eagles were led by Allianna Dufek, who poured in 14 points, and Payton Gilbertson chipped in 13 more.

Tim Kowols and Jacob Nate will have the call on U 102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com  beginning at 7:15 p.m., with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7:30 p.m.

You can listen to our interviews with Gibraltar's Devin Thomas and Southern Door's Andy Bruess by clicking the links.

Other games scheduled for Friday night include Luxemburg-Casco hosting Waupaca (7 p.m), Algoma traveling to Sturgeon Bay (7:30 p.m.), and Sevastopol hosting Kewaunee (7:30 p.m.)

Southern Door showed why they are the class of the Packerland Conference on Thursday with another victory over a Door County rival.

The Eagles rolled to a 72-53 victory over Sturgeon Bay on the road.

Gibraltar was plagued by a slow start in its 60-45 loss to Peshtigo on parent's night. 

A serious accident involving Sevastopol students postponed the Pioneers' matchup against Algoma, while Kewaunee's game against Oconto was previously postponed.

In Friday night hoops action, Luxemburg-Casco hits the road to play at 7:30 p.m. against Freedom.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team had another successful season thanks to its 11 All-North Eastern Conference wrestlers.

The North Eastern Conference announced their All-Conference Team for wrestling this week, based primarily on their performance in their NEC dual matches. The 11 wrestlers mean that the conference honored 78 percent of the 14-man starting roster. 

The top honor went to Easton Worachek, who went undefeated in his conference duals at 138 pounds and is currently chasing his second state championship.

All-NEC wrestlers include:

1st Team All-Conference

Jake Jandrin

Michael Bostwick

Reese Barbiaux

Blakelee Bastien

Easton Worachek

Caleb Delebreau

Ryan Routhieaux

Trace Schoenebeck

2nd Team All-Conference

Isaac Jerabek

Sam Schutz

Honorable Mention

Ezra Waege

A ten-plus minute drought in the second half ended a chance for the Green Bay Phoenix to win their second game in a row, falling to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies 59-47.

The second-half drought was their second one of the game after the game flipped on its head in the opening frame when a 10-9 deficit early in opening frame turned into a 25-12 advantage for the Golden Grizzlies. The Phoenix used a strong day at the line and some long shots from Davin Zeigler to get the game into single digits. It was 37-34 when the Phoenix went cold with just over 14 minutes remaining, not scoring again until after the four-minute media timeout. The Golden Grizzlies went on a 19-0 run to stop any rally from occurring.

Cade Meyer scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds en route to his second career double-double while Clarence Cummings III matched Meyer in points and Ziegler led the team with 14 points. Trey Townsend led the way with 23 points for the Golden Grizzlies. 

The men will return to action on Saturday at 6 p.m. The Phoenix women will fill the gap between them as they host Northern Kentucky on Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at noon against Wright State. A five-game winning streak and their first 20-win season since before the pandemic are on the line as they are currently tied with Cleveland State for the Horizon League lead.

The boys' basketball season is beginning to wind down with an All-Packerland Conference slate scheduled for Thursday night.

Tipping off at 7:30 p.m., Algoma will host Sevastopol for its senior night, Gibraltar plays Peshtigo at home, and Southern Door visits Sturgeon Bay. Kewaunee's matchup against Oconto has been postponed.

Fresh off their first win in 14 games, the Green Bay Phoenix will return to the Kress Center for a Thursday night match-up against Oakland.

In their last game, last-second shots at the end of regulation and overtime by Davin Zeigler ended a lot of misery for the Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team as they beat the Milwaukee Panthers 80-79. Four Phoenix players hit double-figures on an evening where the Phoenix made a program-record 16 three-pointers. Randy Tucker scored a career-high 20 points while the night's hero Zeigler added 18 points.  Brock Heffner chipped in with 17 and Ryan Wade contributed 10 points in the victory.

The Golden Grizzlies come to town led by one of the most prolific scorers in the Horizon League, Jalen Moore. Moore is fourth in the HL in scoring (18.0) and leads the league in assists per game (5.8). 

The two teams will tip-off at 7 p.m. The Phoenix men will also play host to Detroit-Mercy on Saturday.

Some of the first signs of spring will be found in Arizona and Florida next week as pitchers and catchers report to their respective MLB spring training sites.

Pitchers and catchers participating in the World Baseball Classic will report to Spring Training by Feb. 13, with position players due a few days later. For Brewers fans, Closer Devin Williams (USA), infielder Abraham Toro (Canada), first baseman Rowdy Tellez (Mexico), and infielder Luis Urías (Mexico) are less than a week away from reporting to Maryvale for their first workouts. During last month's Hot Stove and Cold Brews event, shortstop Willy Adames and right-hander Freddy Peralta expressed their interest in playing for Team Dominican Republic. The official rosters will not be announced until later today, February 9th.

For those not playing in the World Baseball Classic, the Brewers’ first full-squad workout is on February 21st.

The road to state begins in several sports begins this weekend in a variety of ways, whether the regular season is over or not.

The WIAA will announce the pairings for the girls' basketball tournament at 1 p.m. on Saturday. There are 465 teams entering the post-season tournament that will culminate with the State Girls Basketball Tournament Thursday-Saturday, March 9-11 at the Resch Center in Green Bay. There is still just over a week remaining in their regular season.

Wrestlers will begin their road to the Kohl Center on Saturday with their regional tournaments, with the top teams in each regional moving onto the team sectional. Luxemburg-Casco, Southern Door, and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will share the stage in Denmark as they battle the host school, Brillion, Chilton, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Kiel, Oostburg, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Two Rivers, and Wrightstown. The team sectional will be hosted by Freedom on February 14th. As for Kewaunee, they will head to Weyauwega Fremont to battle Almond-Bancroft, Lourdes Academy, Manawa, Manitowoc Lutheran, Mishicot, New Holstein, Pacelli Catholic, Reedsville, Rosholt, Shiocton, Tri-County, Valders, and the host school. The winner of that regional will head to Gillett/Suring for the team sectional. Both regional meets will begin at 10 a.m.

The Door County United swim team will travel to Neenah for their sectional meet. Appleton West, Oshkosh North, Appleton East, Oshkosh West, Pulaski, Green Bay Southwest, Sheboygan North, and Manitowoc Lincoln are all scheduled to compete. Swimming is scheduled to begin at noon.

Playoff brackets for boys' basketball will be released on February 20th.

The Milwaukee Bucks are looking to keep rolling on their west coast road trip Wednesday night as they take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.  Coming off a big 127-108 win over the Portland Trailblazers on Monday, the Bucks (37-17) are currently in second place in the NBA Eastern Conference, behind the Boston Celtics.  The Lakers are 25-30 for the season and stand in 13th place in the Western Conference.  Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the Bucks and was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the second consecutive time.  Averaging 41.0 points, 17.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, Giannis shot nearly 60 percent from the field from January 30 through February 5.  Tip off of Thursday’s game in Los Angeles is set for 9 p.m.

The Sevastopol Pioneers girls' basketball team made history on Tuesday night when they beat Gibraltar 54-20 in Fish Creek.

Both teams struggled to score early in the game, with the Vikings unable to get into their offensive sets comfortably and the Pioneers unable to convert on the opportunities given to them. The Pioneers were able to pull away for good midway through the first half, thanks to a balanced scoring attack by Kayla Ranly, Bailey Rikkola, Naomi Rikkola, and Reese Schauske.  Mikala Gorham and Colleen Carlisle registered the lone field goals of the half for the Vikings as they went into the locker room down 32-6.

Both offenses settled in a little more in the second half, with their respective stars shining the brightest. For the Pioneers, Naomi Rikkola scored 16 of her game-high 21 points in the second half. Andie Schar returned serve the best she could for the Vikings, scoring eight of her team-high 10 points after the break. Bailey Rikkola (14 points) was the only other player to score in double figures for either team as the Pioneers continued to hassle the Vikings up and down the court, and the Vikings limited the Pioneers from deep, allowing just three three-pointers in the game. Colleen Carlisle and Krista Church each added three points in the loss for the Vikings.

The win over the Vikings was the 19th victory of the year for the Pioneers, which is a program record. 

In other Packerland Conference girls’ basketball action the Southern Door Eagles went on the road and came away with a 47-40 win over the Algoma Wolves, while the Kewaunee Storm blew by the Peshtigo Bulldogs 68-39 at home.

In the North Eastern Conference, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans won the battle of the L-Cs with a low scoring 39-31 win over Little Chute at home.

The #10 ranked Marquette Golden Eagles dropped a Big East game Tuesday night to the #21 Connecticut Huskies 87-72 on the road.  The Golden Eagles started out slow and could not come back from a 46-29 deficit in the first half. 

Tyler Kolek led the Golden Eagles with 17 points and Stevie Mitchell added 12 points before fouling out, but it was not nearly enough as Marquette falls out of first place in the Big East.

UConn was led by Jordan Hawkins who led a balanced Huskies’ attack with 20 points.

Marquette (19-6, 11-3 Big East) will now travel to Washington,D.C. to take on the Georgetown Hoyas on Saturday.  

Last-second three-pointers at the end of regulation and overtime by Davin Zeigler ended a lot of misery for the Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team as they beat the Milwaukee Panthers 80-79.

Four Phoenix players hit double-figures on an evening where the Phoenix made a program-record 16 three-pointers. Randy Tucker scored a career-high 20 points while the night's hero Zeigler added 18 points.  Brock Heffner chipped in with 17 and Ryan Wade contributed 10 points in the victory. It was a game of runs that saw no team lead by more than double digits.

The drama unfolded late as the Panthers took a three-point lead late in the game. After a missed free throw by the Panthers, Zeigler was able to unload from deep to hit the game-tying shot. Things were similar with the Panthers, this time leading by two points after the Panthers made their free throws. Zeigler once again made something out of nothing and hit the shot with less than a second on the scoreboard.

The win ended a 14 game losing streak this season and it was the first time they beat their I-43 rivals since February 2020, which also was at the UWM Panther Arena. 

Gibraltar and Sevastopol will renew their rivalry in Packerland girls' basketball action on Tuesday night.

The Vikings dug a hole for themselves in the first half, but were able to make a game of it against Peshtigo in their 46-38 loss against Peshtigo. The Vikings found themselves down 21-13 at the end of the first half, an edge the Bulldogs would keep the rest of the game. Andie Schar scored 22 points in the loss for the Vikings, including 14 after the break. Betsy Lecy drilled two three-pointers to add six for the Vikings. Brooklyn Phillips led the Bulldogs with 16 points while Akira Smalls added 12 points in the victory.

It took a while to get going in their last game, but the Sevastopol Pioneers continued their winning streak in the Packerland Conference for girls' basketball with a 44-26 victory over Algoma. The Pioneers only led by four at the break before their defense limited the Wolves to just 12 points after the break on six made field goals. Kayla Ranly scored eight of her team-high 15 points after the break with Bailey Rikkola chipping in 14 points and Naomi Rikkola chipping in seven points.

The two teams played each other just over a week ago with the Pioneers winning that game 57-12. Ash hit seven shots from behind the arc to lead the team with 21 points. Bailey Rikkola scored 12 points while Naomi Rikkola and Ranly each added 10 points. The Vikings managed just two made field goals in each half. Chloe Alexander led the way with six points while Andie Schar and Betsy Lecy added two points.

Tim Kowols and Jacob Nate will have the call on U 102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7:30 p.m.

Click the links to hear more about the games from Gibraltar head coach Devin Thomas and Sevastopol head coach Ben Rikkola

Other girls' basketball games scheduled for Tuesday include Luxemburg-Casco hosting Little Chute at 7 p.m., and at 7:30 p.m. it will be Kewaunee hosting Peshtigo and Southern Door traveling to Algoma.

The Southern Door Eagles used a 16-0 run late in the first half to come away with a convincing 69-42 win over Luxemburg-Casco Monday night at home.  

The Spartans came out with a "diamond and one" defense that shadowed Eagle star Drew Daoust and contained him early on.  The Spartans managed to stay with the Eagles early as Chase Bukouricz and Lance Cherovsky scored five points in the first ten minutes to close within 15-14.  That's when the Eagles cranked up the defense and were able to force turnovers that turned into easy baskets.  The Eagles scored the final 16 before halftime to take a commanding 31-14 lead, as the Spartans could never make a run in the second half to get back into the game.

Daoust led the Eagles, scoring 16 of his game-high 28 points in the second half.  Jared Hawkey added 17 points, with 13 of those coming in the first half.

The Spartans were led by Lance Cherovsky, who scored 14 points while hitting four three three-pointers.  Bukouricz chipped in seven more.

Luxemburg-Casco (7-13 overall, 6-8)  now takes on Freedom Friday night in the NEC, while Southern Door 16-3 overall, 10-1)will travel to Sturgeon Bay on Thursday to face the Clippers in Packerland Conference action. 

In other boys' hoops action, Sturgeon Bay nearly doubled up Sevastopol 69-35, Kewaunee snuck past NEW Lutheran 62-59, and Gibraltar was edged by Oconto 67-65.
 

On Tuesday, Sturgeon Bay will make up its pre-Christmas matchup at Two Rivers with the tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m.

The Door County YMCA Striver Gymnastic Team shined bright this past weekend at the 34th Annual Sheboygan Snowflake Gymnastic Invitational. The Team returned to Door County with two Team trophies and 29 individual medals.

The Excel Silver Team continues to shine this season. The Team placed 2nd out of eight teams competing. The Silver gymnasts shined individually as well. Five out of the six Excel Silver gymnasts are first-year competitors. The Team earned six gold medals, two silver, and two bronze. All six gymnasts placed in the top five. Medals were awarded down to 8th place.

In the 12 and over age group, Lauren Gaida grabbed gold in the All-around and floor. Lauren placed 2nd on bars and 4th on beam and vault.

In the ten- and eleven-year-old age group, Greta Virgin won gold on the floor. Keira Clark captured gold on the beam, 2nd in the All-around, and 5th on the floor and vault. Evelynn Kelsey earned a 5th-place finish on the floor.  Ellie Kelsey in the nine and under age group captured gold on the vault and floor and Ellie placed 4th in the All-around.  Delaney Allen won bronze on bars and floor.

Excel Platinum gymnasts flipped to victory. Amelia Zoschke earned gold in the All-around, vault, and beam. Teammate Anna Gallardo -Ibarra earned gold on the floor. There were no Team awards handed out. The Strivers were the only team with enough girls competing for a Team score. The rest of the competitors were individual competitors in Excel Platinum.

The Striver Level six girls competed with half of their team. Three scores are tallied on each event to attain a Team score. The Striver Team had no room for error having only three competitors. The Level Six Team placed 2nd out of 9 teams competing. Leading the girls was Amira Anschutz, Amira earned gold in the All-around, silver on bars, bronze on the beam, and 6th on the floor. Sophia Sternard placed 5th on the beam, 7th in the All-around and bars, and 8th on the vault. Shylee Asher earned 8th on the vault.

The Striver Team will be heading to West Bend, WI to compete in the Kettle Moraine Invitational on March 4th and 5th.  Nikki Pollman, Gerritt DeJonge, and Heather Haese coach the Striver Team.

The Southern Door Eagles renew an old rivalry when they host the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans in a non-conference boys’ basketball game Monday night.

The Spartans (6-8 in the NEC, 7-12 overall) are coming off a thrilling 55-54 overtime win over Denmark last Thursday, while Southern Door (10-1 in the Packerland, 15-3 overall) beat previously undefeated Crivitz 68-62 Saturday, behind 33 points from Drew Daoust who connected on six three-pointers.  The game will be the third one in four days for the Eagles. 

Chase Bukouricz leads the Spartans, averaging 11.6 points per game while Jack Rollin is averaging 10.8 points.   Daoust is averaging a remarkable 32.6 points per contest for the Eagles.  

The pregame is set for 7:15 pm on 104.1 WRLU and tip off at about 7:30 pm from Eagle Gym at Southern Door High School.  Paul Schmitt and Reece Robillard will have the play-by-play of the game that will also be streamed on New Radio Sports Network.

Other games scheduled for Monday night include Kewaunee visiting NEW Lutheran, Gibraltar heading to Oconto, Algoma battling at Peshtigo, and Sevastopol hosting Sturgeon Bay. All Packerland Conference games tip off at 7:30 p.m.

(Photo from last season's Southern Door at L-C game)

The Green Bay Phoenix women picked up another big win on Sunday while the men hope for different results on Monday.

The Phoenix women outscored the Oakland Golden Grizzlies including 19-10 in the opening frame to beat them 70-50.  Bailey Butler tied her career-high in points with 16 to lead the Phoenix. Sydney Levy and Jasmine Kondrakiewicz each added 14 points, while Cassie Schiltz chipped in 10 points. Levy was able to reach the 1,000 point plateau in her career during the contest, which was the Phoenix's fifth win.

The Phoenix men are looking to snap a 14-game losing streak when they head down I-43 to play Milwaukee. One of their two wins of the season came against IUPUI in December, but the Phoenix lost to the Jaguars 68-53 in a matinee on Saturday.  Cade Meyer led they way with 16 points while Clarence Cummings III finished with 14 points and three rebounds. The Phoenix failed to reach 35 percent shooting while the Jaguars shot over 50 percent from the field. Bart Lundy has guided Milwaukee to a 16-7 record in his first season with the Panthers and had their own problems against IUPUI last Thursday, beating them 72-69. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco and Sturgeon Bay dance teams had successful outings at last weekend's state dance competition in LaCrosse.

The squad took 5th place in D4 pom while also competing in the D2 jazz competition.

Sturgeon Bay competed in the state competition for the first time as dual event performers. It was also the first time they reached state's pinnacle in poms. They finished just outside of the top 5 in both divisions. 

Picture courtesy of Luxemburg-Casco Dance Team

After losses on Friday and Saturday, the Green Bay Gamblers found a win in Cedar Rapids on Sunday. 

The Gamblers were shutout by the Dubuque Fighting Saints on Friday and Saturday by identical 3-0 scores with the venue the lone change in the equation.

On Sunday, Michael DeAngelo broke the scoring drought at the 10:59 mark in the  first period against the Cedar Rapids Roughriders. They would find themselves down 2-1 in the third period when Eli Sebastian found the net at 4:55 in the frame. Sebastian would add the game-winner in overtime 

The Gamblers will host Youngstown this weekend before playing a Valentine's Day night game in Dubuque.

This past Thursday, the Sturgeon Bay Ski and Snowboard team had another great showing in the 4th Northern Conference meet of the season, this time at Granite Peak in Wausau.  The Clipper boys were led by Junior Ben Stephens, who finished 21st overall in the meet, and posted a top 20 performance in the Slalom event.  Freshman Levi Ullman had improved times across the board, and Junior Xavier Jandrin improved in the Giant Slalom and Super G, but had a rough start in the Slalom event that prevented him from having a banner day.

On the girls side, Junior Julia Gregory led the Clippers, finishing 20th overall including top 20 times in the Giant Slalom and the Super G!  Gregory also earned the nickname "Fancy Poles" from her coaches, but proved with her skiing that it's about more than the equipment.  Senior Lilly Cihlar posted her best times of the year, and recorded the best celebratory wipe-out in the terrain park that we may or may not have on video (and could make an appearance at the end-of-season party).  Other Clippers in action on Thursday were Junior Tori Alger, and Freshmen June VanLieshout and Jordis Brilla.  For the second straight week, the Clipper girls finished ahead of their bitter rivals, the Lady Hodags of Rhinelander.  

The team has this week off and will return to action at the final conference meet of the season on February 11th at Ski Brule.  The T.J. Walker Middle School ski trip will also be held at Brule that day and rumor has it that Coach VanLieshout will be secretly timing 8th graders as they fly down Big Bear (hopefully not a WIAA recruiting violation)!

The Southern Door Eagles boys' basketball team was threatened but kept their winning streak intact with a 68-62 win over Crivitz on Saturday.

The  Eagles outscored the Wolverines 26-22 after one half of play and continued that play into the second half. Drew Daoust once again broke the 30-point mark, hitting six three-pointers en route to a 33-point day. Jared Hawkey joined him in double figures by scoring 12 of his sixteen points in the second half. The Wolverines had a more balanced attack with four of its six scorers in double figures. Tegan Werner scored 18 points while Sean Christiansen and Jackson Flowers each added 15 points.

Two Door County wrestling teams competed for the final time ahead of next week's regionals.

The Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling had a pair of wrestlers end the regular season with titles at the Preble JV Tournament. Ethan Denamur (148-155 lb) and Seth Laughlin (255-274 lb) won tournament titles while two others took second place.

Southern Door wrestlers took advantage of one last opportunity to get competition in before next week's regionals at the Preble JV Tournament. Ethan Alexander (119-128lb), Thomas Jackson (167-179 lb), and Hailey Veeser (131-143 lb) all won titles at their respective weight classes. Three others took second place and two more took third.

In the words of one of the boys today: “Coach do you have extra socks with you today? You’re going to need them when I blow your socks off!” And my socks were indeed blown off. We’ve had a tough January, filled with challenging practices and an intense meet schedule, and today was proof that our hard work has not been for nothing. We walked away with so, so many victories, both big and small. There are so many great things to take note of and I could not be prouder of the team that showed up at today’s meet. We had six podium finishes, including two relay podiums, nearly every member of the team brought in varsity points for us, and of our 18 individual events, 13 of them were season or personal best times. That speaks volumes of the work we’ve done this season. A week of taper and rest will help push us into the best spot possible for our showing at Neenah next weekend, and I’m looking forward to some fast swims and the potential for some bids to state.

Final scores:
1. Chilton- 91
2. Plymouth- 86
3. Two Rivers- 81
4. DCU- 73
5. Kiel- 52
6. Berlin- 36

The spread between first and fourth is only 18 points, roughly the point value of a single relay race. Those are pretty tight margins, especially given our status as a relatively young team. (Plymouth for comparison has six seniors this season.)

Notable swims and finishes:
-1st place varsity finish (Race Kasten, Jack Monfils, Colton Blackley, Logan Filar) in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:46.00 (a season best in the 200 medley relay); 1st place jv finish (Tre Wienke, Branden Neubauer, George Atwell, Eric Jimenez-Polster) in the 200 medley relay with a time of 2:02.91
-3rd place (Ezra Linnan, Neubauer, Wienke, Monfils) in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:41.48
-5th place finish in the 400 free relay (Kasten, Linnan, Atwell, Filar) with a time of 3:43.82

-Neubauer took 9th in the 200 free with a time of 2:10.56 (a season best) and Atwell took 10th with a time of 2:10.97
-Monfils placed 1st in the 200 IM with a time of 2:07.20 (a season best) and Blackley took 6th with a time of 2:22.58, both helping score points for us
-Kasten took 2nd and helped secure some points for us in the 50 free with a time of 23.46 (a season best), Wienke took 10th with a time of 27.29 (a season best), and Jimenez-Polster tied for 14th with a time of 29.78
-Filar took 4th in the 100 fly with a time of 1:00.25 (a season best) and Blackley took 6th with a time of 1:03.67 (a season best), both helping gain points
-Linnan took 7th (and gave us some points) in the 100 free with a time of 55.94 (a season best) and Jimenez-Polster took 13th with a time of 1:04.84
-Atwell took 6th in the 500 free with a huge time of 5:58.45 (a season best by 10 seconds) and Filar took 7th with a time of 6:16.74, both helping score us some points
-Kasten took 2nd in the 100 back with a time of 58.18 (a season best) and Linnan took 5th with a time of 1:04.87 (a season best), both adding to our points
-Monfils placed 1st in the 100 breast with a time of 1:03.50 (a season best), Neubauer took 5th with a 1:11.28 (a season best), and Wienke took 7th with a time of 1:13.94 (a season best), and all three brought in points for us

We’re heading into the official last week of season, and sectionals is next week Saturday at Neenah (our first shot at D-1 sectionals). I’m looking forward to some big swims next week.

Nine local youth will be advancing to the regional finals of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship after winning the District Level competition in Sturgeon Bay on Saturday morning.

Boys and girls, nine to 13 years old, from Door and Kewaunee counties, participated at St. John Bosco Gymnasium after winning their Council competition earlier this year.  The winners will now advance to the Diocesan (regional) level in DePere in March.  Saturday’s winners are listed below with their respective scores, after shooting 25 free throws.

Girls Division:

9 Year Old Winner:  Maggie Hoffman  16

10 Year Old Winner:  Nora Whitley  21

11 Year Old Winner:  Chloe Kilgore  18

12 Year Old Winner:   Kyrsten Derrig  7

13 Year Old Winner:  Camryn Ours  21

Boys Division:

9 Year Old Winner:  Kaiden Schopf  6

11 Year Old Winner:  Mac Hoffman 22

12 Year Old Winner:  Quintyn Schurtz  17

13 Year Old Winner:  Payton Schaller 21

The Gibraltar Vikings boys' basketball team led at halftime but could not hold on as they lost to NEW Lutheran 68-61 in Fish Creek.

The Blazers' Tristian Lynch and the Vikings' Jake Schar  put on a shooting clinic in the first half as they matched each other throughout the team's runs that caused several lead changes early on. The Vikings would carry the momentum into the break as Schar hit two late threes and Braden Sitte slammed home four dunks to give themselves a 43-36 lead at the break.

The Vikings would take Lynch out of his element in the second half, limiting the first-team All-Packerland performer to just three of his 19 points after the break. Elijah Meerstein was more than willing to pick up the slack to lead the Blazers' comeback, scoring 16 of his team-high 20 points in the second half. The Blazers buried the Vikings' upset hopes late with as Gibraltar dealt with foul trouble and NEW Lutheran showed strong free throw shooting.

Schar finished the evening with a game-high 26 points while Braden Sitte chipped in 12.  Mateo Jauregui and Will Friedenfels each chipped in six points in the loss.

The Southern Door Eagles rolled to an easy 91-36 victory over the Sevastopol Pioneers Friday night in Boys’ Packerland Conference action.  

The Eagles’ Drew Daoust, after making history eclipsing the 1,000 career point mark earlier this week, scored 22 of his game-high 36 points in the first half to lead Southern Door to their tenth Packerland win of the season. 

Sevastopol took an early 3-2 lead with a three-pointer by Oliver Mathews, but Southern Door would go on a big run by forcing numerous turnovers that turned into fast break layups to take a 58-28 into halftime.

You can find the complete recap of the game and the halftime ceremony featuring the induction of Steve Neville and John Berns into the Southern Door Athletic Hall of Fame with this link to NewRadioSportsNetwork.com.

The Sevastopol girls' basketball team turned a close game at half into a 44-26 victory over Algoma Friday night.

Luxemburg-Casco fell hard to state-ranked Freedom 67-20 on the road.

There are just two basketball games scheduled for Saturday with Kewaunee traveling to Oconto for a 1 p.m. game and Gibraltar heading to Peshtigo for a 2:30 p.m. tip.

Door County's two wrestling teams will get one final tune-up at Green Bay Preble High School on Saturday.

Southern Door and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will be joined by Fond du Lac, Menasha, Valders, Pulaski, Ashwaubenon, De Pere, Florence, Green Bay West, Mauston, Peshtigo, Shawano Community, Manitowoc Lincoln, and Bay Port for a tournament.

The first matches begin at 9:30 a.m.

Forfeits played a large role in a pair of Packerland duals on Thursday night.

Kewaunee won four of the six contested matches, but the Peshtigo Bulldogs still prevailed 52-27.  Trevor Gauthier, Mitchell Thompson, Jacob VanGoethem, and Kemper Robinson picked up wins for the Storm. 

Southern Door captured five of the eight matches against Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol in a 64-16 win. Ben Roman, Spencer Madsen, and Zak Wrobel captured wins for the Clippineers while Ethan Alexander, Trevin Veeser, Trevor Englebert, Hayden Jeanquart, and Thomas Jackson won for the Eagles. 

Picture courtesy of SBS Wrestling

Two of Door County's Packerland Conference teams did not fare well in their games on Thursday.

Southern Door fell to Oconto 61-55 while Sturgeon Bay was outlasted by NEW Lutheran 52-47.

On Friday, Sevastopol will try to stop the county's losing streak when they face Algoma in Institute at 7:30 p.m. and Luxemburg-Casco battles at Freedom at 7 p.m.

The Green Bay Phoenix will hit the road this weekend beginning Friday night with a matchup against Detroit-Mercy at 6 p.m.

The trip could be historic for Phoenix head coach Kevin Borseth, who is one more win away from the 20th-most wins (784) in NCAA women's basketball history. 

Sydney Levy continued her renaissance in Green Bay's last game against Milwaukee on January 26th when she scored nine points and registered a pair of rebounds, steals, and assists. The Titans are having a forgettable season, but all three of their wins are on their home court this season.

The Phoenix women will conclude their swing through Detroit on Sunday when they face Oakland at 1 p.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans hung on to defeat the Denmark Vikings in overtime in a North Eastern Conference thriller Thursday night ahead of a pair of games on the NEW Radio Sports Network featuring Gibraltar, Southern Door, and Sevastopol.

The Spartans trailed 5-0 in the first two minutes of the game but responded by taking a 10-8 lead midway through the first half and then went on a 14-point run to go into halftime with a 24-12 lead.  Josh Parins spurred on the Spartans hitting two three-pointers in the half.

Denmark pressured Luxemburg-Casco heavily in the second half and closed the gap quickly, making for an instant classic finish.

Denmark went up by three points late in the game, before Chase Bukouricz hit a three-pointer to tie the score at 49-49 with ten seconds left.  The Vikings missed a tough shot at the buzzer to send the game into overtime.

 In the overtime, the Spartans got five big points from Lance Cherovsky, including a three pointer.  Denmark had a chance to win the game in the final seconds, but Eli Kapinos missed a tough three-pointer from the top of the key with Bukouricz playing great defense on him.

Bukouricz and Cherovsky led the way for the Spartans with 13 points each and Jack Rollin added 11 more before fouling out in overtime. 

Denmark 11-8 overall and 9-5 in the NEC was playing without their leading rebounder and second highest scorer Cayden DeGrave due to an illness.

Luxemburg-Casco improved to 7-12 overall and 6-8 in the conference.  The Spartans will now travel to Southern Door to face the Packerland Conference-leading Eagles Monday night.

The pregame is set for 7:15 pm on 104.1 WRLU and tip off at 7:30 pm from Luxemburg-Casco High School.  Paul Schmitt and Reece Robillard will have the play-by-play of the game that will also be streamed on New Radio Sports Network.

On Friday night, Gibraltar welcomes NEW Lutheran on U 102.1, Southern Door plays at home against Sevastopol on 103.3 The Clipper, Sturgeon Bay battles Peshtigo at home, and Algoma will honor their parents against Oconto. NEW Radio Sports Network games will also be streamed online and begin at 7:15 p.m. with their respective pregame shows. All tip-offs are scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

As the cold days continue to stack up in Northeast Wisconsin, the local Girls Basketball games are getting into the heat of the season. 

Sturgeon Bay welcomes in NEW Lutheran for their third game this week. 

Southern Door makes a trip around the bay to take on Oconto. 

Both games are set to tip-off at 7:30 P.M. 

The next step of many athletes' career began on Wednesday as several area schools held signing days.

In Kewaunee, Mitchell Thompson committed to Minnesota State University-Mankato and Landon Selner committed to Ripon College to play football. The pair helped the Storm reach the sectional final where they lost to eventual champion Aquinas. Payton Kohnle was on that team to, but he officially committed to Winona State University to play baseball.

At Luxemburg-Casco, Ryan Routhieaux signed his letter of intent with Minnesota State-Moorhead. “We had him work on both sides of the ball and felt he was a guy that could succeed offensively and defensively. Really understands how to cover and understands space.” said his future coach Steve Laqua.

Although no official signing ceremony took place, Gibraltar's Will Friedenfels announced his intention to play basketball at St. Norbert College.

Picture courtesy of Kewaunee School District

The Milwaukee Brewers today announced all game times for the 2023 regular season, which begins Thursday, March 30 against the Chicago Cubs at 1:20 p.m. at Wrigley Field. The home opener is slated for Monday, April 3 against the New York Mets at 1:10 p.m. at American Family Field.
 
Please note four home game times have changed since the initial schedule announcement.

Saturday, July 22 vs. Atlanta: moved from 6:10 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. CT

Thursday, Aug. 3 vs. Pittsburgh: moved from 7:10 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. CT

Saturday, Sept. 2 vs. Philadelphia: moved from 6:10 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. CT

Sunday, Sept. 3 vs. Philadelphia: moved from 1:10 p.m. to 12:05 p.m. CT

Milwaukee will open at Wrigley Field for the second consecutive season and for the third time in four years. It marks just the fourth time in the past 12 seasons the Brewers will begin a campaign away from home.
 
Following the opening series in Chicago, the Brewers will host the New York Mets (April 3-5) and St. Louis Cardinals (April 7-9) for the first homestand of the season.
 
Under Major League Baseball’s new balanced schedule, each team will face the other 29 teams annually with home sites in Interleague play alternating every other year. Milwaukee will play 46 Interleague games in 2023 (increased from 20). The Brewers will play 52 games against the National League Central (down from 76) and 64 combined games against the National League East and National League West (down from 66).
 
In Interleague play in 2023, Milwaukee will host the Boston Red Sox (April 21-23), Detroit Tigers (April 24-26), Los Angeles Angels (April 28-30), Kansas City Royals (May 12-14), Houston Astros (May 22-24), Baltimore Orioles (June 6-8), Oakland Athletics (June 9-11) and Minnesota Twins (Aug. 22-23).
 
It will be the first trip to Milwaukee for the Angels and Athletics since 2016, while the Red Sox and Orioles will make their first visit since 2017.
 
The Brewers will travel to face the Seattle Mariners (April 17-19), Tampa Bay Rays (May 19-21), Toronto Blue Jays (May 30-June 1), Minnesota Twins (June 13-14), Cleveland Guardians (June 23-25), Chicago White Sox (Aug. 11-13), Texas Rangers (Aug. 18-20) and New York Yankees (Sept. 8-10).
 
Milwaukee will visit Seattle for the first time since 2016 and will play its first regular-season games in Texas since 2016 (excluding exhibition games at Globe Life Field in 2021).

It is the last single-team dual meets of the season on Thursday with four of the five Packerland Conference teams in action.

The conference title was already settled last week when Peshtigo beat Oconto, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol, and Southern Door in consecutive duals last Thursday at Sturgeon Bay.

This Thursday, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will head to Brussels for their dual against Southern Door while Kewaunee will welcome Peshtigo. Both duals will start at 7 p.m. and will be preceded by middle school matches.